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RE: [jyturbo] 2009 Sunbeam Land Speed Attempts


By the way have you given thought to a modest cctv cam and hard drive for
recording the runs , you would learn huge amounts at a modest price)

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> To: jyturbo@yahoogroups.com
> From: drmayf@...
> Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:09:48 -0700
> Subject: Re: [jyturbo] 2009 Sunbeam Land Speed Attempts
>
> Dale, sadly no, I have not updated the site. But its location is
> www.mayfco.com click on the only active link to get to the real opening
> page then click on that link..
>
> mayf
> Dale McPeters wrote:
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>> Dr. Mayf,
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>> Best of luck to you this year, I hope you get the extra 20 mph.
>>
>> As stated before a couple of fresh coats of wax should do the trick….>J
>>
>> Have you updated your website lately with all the new changes? If so
>> please email me a link as I seem to have lost your web address again.
>>
>> Dale
>>
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>> *From:* jyturbo@yahoogroups.com [mailto:jyturbo@yahoogroups.com] *On
>> Behalf Of *drmayf
>> *Sent:* Sunday, July 12, 2009 8:06 PM
>> *To:* tigers@...; Alpines; PowerStroke@yahoogroups.com;
>> tweecer@yahoogroups.com; jyturbo@yahoogroups.com;
>> projectsvo@...; A6intruder@...; Clint Garrity; Derek
>> Fenwick; dcwaterjet@...
>> *Subject:* [jyturbo] 2009 Sunbeam Land Speed Attempts
>>
>>
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>> Well it is almost time to begin final preparations to get the Worlds
>> Fastest Sunbeam (wannabe) ready to head out to Bonneville.
>>
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Well it is almost time to begin final preparations to get the Worlds Fastest Sunbeam (wannabe) ready to head out to Bonneville. Let me take a moment to...
drmayf
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Jul 13, 2009
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Very best of luck with this and remember to wax it for go fast :) ... _________________________________________________________________ View photos of singles...
Barry
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Jul 13, 2009
1:39 am

Thank you sir! I will do that as soon as the car is cleaned.... I need all the help I can get, lol. I only need 20 mph more to reach my goal and so far that...
drmayf
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Jul 13, 2009
1:54 am

20 mph ? double wax and lower it 10mm , should get you 20mph ? ... _________________________________________________________________ Looking for a place to...
Barry
atec77
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Jul 13, 2009
2:43 am

Would tha it be that simple, lol. Aero drag goes up as the square of the speed. Then power goes up also a single speed multiplier. SO the hp increase is...
drmayf
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Jul 13, 2009
5:07 am

... I understand it , have over 300 k an hour on my scooter :) and near it in my little sports car... NEVER lift your head when behind the fairing at those...
Barry
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Jul 13, 2009
9:15 am

Dr. Mayf, Best of luck to you this year, I hope you get the extra 20 mph. As stated before a couple of fresh coats of wax should do the trick..>:-) Have you...
Dale McPeters
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Jul 13, 2009
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Mayf, I just remembered something we used on our A-6E's a lot. 200 mph tape! Use enough of that and you only have 5mph to gain! Daniel Nicoson From:...
Dan Nicoson
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Jul 13, 2009
3:22 am

I do have some of that stuff! I wish it were that simple, lol.. mayf...
drmayf
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Jul 13, 2009
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Dale, sadly no, I have not updated the site. But its location is www.mayfco.com click on the only active link to get to the real opening page then click on...
drmayf
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Jul 13, 2009
5:10 am

By the way have you given thought to a modest cctv cam and hard drive for recording the runs , you would learn huge amounts at a modest price) ... ...
Barry
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Jul 13, 2009
9:17 am

I do have one that I will use to verify that the spoiler does not affect the chute dynamics. As to the driving there is not an awful lot to see. I am strapped...
drmayf
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Jul 13, 2009
2:08 pm

... I can see it in minds eye , seen the worlds fastest Indian so never having been on salt it's interesting reading ( when aI was a child Bert lived nearby)...
Barry
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Jul 13, 2009
10:49 pm

Barry, first, I will see if I can rig up a cam corder. The unit I have for the race car use is really not up to video quality in any size you can really see....
drmayf
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Jul 13, 2009
11:39 pm

Basic physics Longer and wider cars are more stable. Rear wheel drive cars are subject to the "inverted pendulum effect" Frontwheel drive cars are stable as...
allan degroot
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Jul 14, 2009
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I tend to think the stability being influenced more by what I call an "aspect ratio": wheel base and track of the car. Long skinny cars (ie stream liners) have...
drmayf
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Jul 14, 2009
5:14 am

Mayf, Your stability (mostly side-to-side) is also going to be strongly affected by your moment of inertia (which you just increased a lot by adding weight at...
Dan Nicoson
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Yup on all you said! My plan is to NOT let it get out of hand requiring more restoring force. I gotta get back top that model and work on it some more. I...
drmayf
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Jul 14, 2009
5:56 pm

Mayf, Not my preferred choice of daily activities but considering what we normally get paid for this stuff, I could do worse. Later, Daniel Nicoson...
Dan Nicoson
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Jul 14, 2009
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I know that, just funnin' wit ya... How have the women fared with theTex heat? mayf...
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