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by John Broughan
Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:25 pm
Forum: FOR SALE
Topic: FS 2 23 inch goodyear land speed tires
Replies: 3
Views: 7324

Doc, We were thinking $1000 for the pair. Replacements would be about $700ea. I imported a pair of 28's for the rear of our tank to try and tame the wheelspin. I spoke to the guys in Adelaide, and they were looking at bringing some in, but not sure when, and not sure if they would get enough to make...
by John Broughan
Wed Jan 20, 2010 2:21 pm
Forum: FOR SALE
Topic: FS 2 23 inch goodyear land speed tires
Replies: 3
Views: 7324

FS 2 23 inch goodyear land speed tires

2 23 inch Goodyear land speed tires for sale. Surplus to requirements.
Only done about 20 miles.
by John Broughan
Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:50 pm
Forum: Chassis, Suspension and Saftey
Topic: Rear ends ... open centre, spool or locked
Replies: 16
Views: 27264

Hard to tell. The car did not drive as well as last time, which is saying something, as last time wasn't all that flash. However, the track was not exactly in pristine condition. When I swapped the front and rear wheels around, I had no handling problems at all. Put the bigger tyes on the rear again...
by John Broughan
Wed Feb 18, 2009 3:49 pm
Forum: Chassis, Suspension and Saftey
Topic: Rear ends ... open centre, spool or locked
Replies: 16
Views: 27264

Minimal changes from before. Some ballast, slightly larger throttle body.
Could be many things changed, but then you have no idea which things are helping, and which are not.
by John Broughan
Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:03 pm
Forum: Chassis, Suspension and Saftey
Topic: Rear ends ... open centre, spool or locked
Replies: 16
Views: 27264

Hi guys, a bit late to be joining this discussion, but we ran a LSD at meetings past. We found this to be no problem with the street tyres, but the car was moving from one edge of the track to the other with the land speed tyres. You were too busy steering the car to be able to look at any guages or...
by John Broughan
Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:40 am
Forum: General Information
Topic: Roadster front ends
Replies: 2
Views: 6692

Pete, there is no doubt it would be challenging, but it certainly can be done. Whether you can get to 200 mph will probably depend on your depth of pocket, a lot of horsepower is needed for that. I would guess around a $20,000 motor would be your starting point. As to the construction of the car, th...
by John Broughan
Mon Mar 12, 2007 12:39 pm
Forum: Australian Event News
Topic: So what actually happened at the lake?
Replies: 12
Views: 24514

The trouble with December is that it is very hot. The December working bee I attended had 45 degrees during the middle of the day, dropping to low 30's at night. I don't think it is practical to race in those temperatures. March is the best tradeoff between extreme temperatures and lake condition. I...
by John Broughan
Sun Nov 26, 2006 7:40 pm
Forum: General Information
Topic: Where is everyone???
Replies: 62
Views: 87575

According to Paul, the two miles from the start line to the timing lights is the longest two miles he's ridden. 36 mph is a bit of a change from the usual 200! Just thinking about it, it would have taken nearly 4 minutes. His run was on a Friday, and we were about the only ones left, so it didn't ca...
by John Broughan
Wed Nov 15, 2006 4:19 pm
Forum: General Information
Topic: Where is everyone???
Replies: 62
Views: 87575

I think the wandering is a traction issue. It was definatley a tail happy feeling. There was no change in the car, except for the tyres. They also showed scuffing on the contact area, and at $700 each, they are too dear to leave on the salt. The new rims are a bit narrower than the existing ones, wh...
by John Broughan
Tue Nov 14, 2006 6:52 pm
Forum: General Information
Topic: Where is everyone???
Replies: 62
Views: 87575

Hello everyone. Work is about to start on the belly tank for next year. I have melted down about 200 kilos of lead from bits and pieces, plus a shitload of old tyre weights I bought at the wreckers for ballast. Hopefully this will cure the traction problems that the LSR tyres brought with them. I've...
by John Broughan
Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:12 am
Forum: Chassis, Suspension and Saftey
Topic: RACE SUITS AND HELMETS
Replies: 26
Views: 43929

I think there are some valuable messages or lessons in Rods incident. Some that spring to my mind are: What sort of material should we permit for the construction of fuel tanks. I would say that aluminium is probably not suitable. The venting needs to be looked at as well. That tank should not have ...
by John Broughan
Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:29 pm
Forum: Chassis, Suspension and Saftey
Topic: RACE SUITS AND HELMETS
Replies: 26
Views: 43929

Gary, The race director can permit minor variations that do not change the minimum acceptable requirements. This would not allow him to waive the need for 3 inch harnesses, but may allow him to accept a 7 by 20 mm tailshaft loop, instead of the mandated 6 by 25 mm. The chief steward can waive any ru...
by John Broughan
Thu Feb 02, 2006 5:32 pm
Forum: Chassis, Suspension and Saftey
Topic: RACE SUITS AND HELMETS
Replies: 26
Views: 43929

Guys, your comments about Australianising the rule book, and having to have SFI qualifications for drivers suits do not stand up. The rule book states that suits with CAMS approval are allowed. This is section 4.1.1 As to who can change the rule book, that is only the chief steward. The meetings can...
by John Broughan
Tue Jul 05, 2005 6:51 pm
Forum: Chassis, Suspension and Saftey
Topic: Snell Approved Helmets
Replies: 17
Views: 29392

I read the article on the motorcycle web page, and it looks to me that in a car, the SNELL is probably not a bad thing, in that you are likely to get multiple hits in the same spot from either the roll bar setup or the car body. For a bike, I am inclined to agree with the article, that the SNELL sta...
by John Broughan
Mon Jun 06, 2005 4:43 pm
Forum: General Information
Topic: Street Machine Magazine
Replies: 4
Views: 8841

June July SPEED magazine has 3 pages on my bellytank and David Partridges RX7.