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- Sat Feb 11, 2017 8:20 pm
- Forum: General Information
- Topic: 2017 Satellite Imaging
- Replies: 36
- Views: 87210
Re: 2017 Satellite Imaging
Nearly thirty years ago I went to Island Lagoon in an effort to check out the salt. Drove in to the old tracking station to have a look. It's situated high on a plateau overlooking the lake. Good views but I couldn't find any access down to the surface. What I could see though was that it was all mu...
- Tue Jul 01, 2014 2:46 pm
- Forum: Build Diaries
- Topic: D/FL Racer - Ready for 2015 ???
- Replies: 22
- Views: 39032
Re: D/FL Racer - Ready for 2015 ???
G'day blokes, sorry for the thread hijack but this clip is too good not to share http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCp261AgS64
Warner Gardner hot lapping the screamin' eagle back in '68. Turn it up loud.
Warner Gardner hot lapping the screamin' eagle back in '68. Turn it up loud.
- Thu Oct 24, 2013 11:59 am
- Forum: Chassis, Suspension and Saftey
- Topic: normal force a weighty issue
- Replies: 23
- Views: 37288
Re: normal force a weighty issue
Going to have to disagree with you there. Yes, the contact patch is stationary and the top of the tyre is at double speed however that is in relationship to the ground. Nothing to do with centrifugal force which is the result of angular velocity. My original post was merely pointing out that the gro...
- Tue Oct 22, 2013 9:53 pm
- Forum: Chassis, Suspension and Saftey
- Topic: normal force a weighty issue
- Replies: 23
- Views: 37288
Re: normal force a weighty issue
Centrifugal force is the dominant force in an LSR tyre. Do the sums on a contact patch size chunk of rubber at the aforementioned 311MPH. Scary. This force loads the entire tyre radially yet the actual contact patch itself is effectively being unloaded slightly by the ground pushing towards the axle...
- Mon Jun 10, 2013 2:38 pm
- Forum: General Information
- Topic: Wheels Magazine Thrust Land Speed Article
- Replies: 23
- Views: 31223
Re: Wheels Magazine Thrust Land Speed Article
G'day blokes, I'd be real careful before allowing jet cars to run at Speedweek. As well as passing other safety requirements I think the owner/builder of a jet powered vehicle needs to be able to demonstrate the vehicles ballistic stability. Either with wind tunnel test results or computer simulatio...
- Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:23 pm
- Forum: Australian Event News
- Topic: Lake condition and forecast
- Replies: 209
- Views: 340520
- Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:08 pm
- Forum: Build Diaries
- Topic: Supercharged CBR250 build
- Replies: 333
- Views: 414696
- Sat Sep 24, 2011 12:58 pm
- Forum: International Event News
- Topic: Bonneville 2011
- Replies: 55
- Views: 70553
- Wed Sep 21, 2011 1:24 pm
- Forum: International Event News
- Topic: Bonneville 2011
- Replies: 55
- Views: 70553
- Thu Jun 16, 2011 7:01 pm
- Forum: General Information
- Topic: West Australian Timing Association.
- Replies: 40
- Views: 58365
- Wed Jun 15, 2011 6:24 pm
- Forum: General Information
- Topic: West Australian Timing Association.
- Replies: 40
- Views: 58365
- Sun Apr 03, 2011 10:42 pm
- Forum: Australian Event News
- Topic: TEST & TUNE WEEKENDS IN S.A.
- Replies: 75
- Views: 96700
- Sun Apr 03, 2011 4:59 pm
- Forum: Australian Event News
- Topic: TEST & TUNE WEEKENDS IN S.A.
- Replies: 75
- Views: 96700
- Sat Dec 11, 2010 9:47 pm
- Forum: Engine Development and Performance
- Topic: Water Injection
- Replies: 37
- Views: 76504
- Thu Nov 25, 2010 8:47 pm
- Forum: General Information
- Topic: THE LAKE WITH NO NAME
- Replies: 42
- Views: 50563