SPARKY
- I am clueless how a roadster handles but have read about the spins they sometimes experience… YIKES!!!! Thinking about my roadster cluelessness emphasizes my need to roam around, go to other pits, yak with many people. For whatever reason, I tend to not roam around; gotta change that.
Peter Jack
- Don & I have kicked around ballast mounting possibilities. Moving the fuel pump & filter would free up space in front of the quick change. Would need to remove the nose to get at it which is doable.
Sumner
- Your post reminds me that I haven't yet "treated" you to my motorcycle-based interminable (largely dismissed) rant on the impact of small end "balls to the wall - show no mercy - take no prisioners" type acceleration
. But you also make me think again about the possibilty of some of the hunting/jinking being generated as our locked rear end momentarily loses traction on one wheel. This was mentioned earlier in this thread. Would 400# significantly subdue that lopsided traction loss?
Rex
- Fairing the front & rear axles has been on my Partner's list from the beginning of this project. Not only is he an ace-fabricator but also a career pilot so all the aero stuff makes him smile & plan. He mocked up front fairings at Darko and Cd dropped from .325 to .320, but only decreased F lift from .234# to 227#. Don is cogitating...
Notes:
1. At our current config, on WOS pass #8, the car gained 1mph (208.5 to 209.5) over the last 12.3sec leading up to the 5. Is the aero drag close to stalling more mph gains? Maybe the type of aero improvements Rex mentions is our key?
2. Our 2.19 gearing delivered 209.2mph at 5650rpm.
The Patriot motor spec shows max hp is 501 @ at 6100rpm = 226mph estimated max speed.
It seems that we have room to test aero improvements at the current gearing.
I LOVE this stuff!!!
karl