We occasionally use Mike Akatiff?s Dynojet model 250 motorcycle chassis dyno (inertia with eddy current absorption unit) with just over eight lb-ft of torque at the crank on nitrous it doesn?t have to absorb much. Mike?s turbocharged twin engine Suzuki Hyabusa powered streamliner undoubtedly gives it much more to think about.
We would like to test without the sidecar the day before the next El Mirage meet but we may not get it together until after that, with the limited space inside our liner, any practical system will be time consuming to fabricate and mount. When we have new hardware to test, we will most likely use outrigger (training) wheels in addition to the new landing gear, but I don?t think we?ll commit to chopping holes in the bodywork before testing a new system. We just don?t have a good place to test the chassis, El Mirage is our best choice, and for us, that?s over seven hours away after everything is loaded up, and it?s always windy. We entered the 50cc motor on fuel, with and without the sidecar at the Bub event in September, that will probably be the next event entered as a streamliner without the sidecar.