Are my eyes deceiving me?

[1olbull]

yes but you are missing the point the tyre on the ground still hangs on because the modern performance tyre is designed to deform to maintain the contact patch and grip rather than slide out

HansO,
Please point me to some links where I can read about this.

 

[dave64]

Fred Flinstone used to lean his car with the big long rock wheels in the cartoons so maybe they will work

 

[IMFASTTOO]

Anyone know what the stock land speed record is for a rocket 3 on the flats?

I know Carpenter did 17X MPH on a modified engine, just wondering what an unrestricted stock Roadster would do.

The limiting factor at the salt flats with the modded Rocket is traction we could only use part throttle as the bike was reving to the 9000 rpm limiter in 5th gear and was spinning and throwing up a roostertail of salt at 175 mph If we ran on asphalt we would run much faster

 

[HansO]

HansO,
Please point me to some links where I can read about this.

Just watch the real car racing where they don't just go around in one direction (don't get me wrong I enjoy NASCAR) the Bathurst 1000 at Mt Panorama at Bathurst Australia is coming up next month I believe they broadcast it in USA

 

[HansO]

Hanso, in your case it does make sense, the way you are doing it. Actually it makes a lot of sense if you carry a second rim-tire for play once you arrive at the playground.

You are a funny boy.... Not
As if I would be carrying around a second wheel
Geeez some people are dumb I would be fitting the appropriate wheel for the upcoming trip

 

[HansO]

Good luck with that Hans!


Maybe the good doctor can help you get your mojo back while he's at it?

No mojo probs here Phil I just know how precious each day is and live it to its max

 

[HansO]

I caught that in-you-endo . . . you wise @ss!!!

Whatever are you talking about Steve He Made do it I am just stress relieving and having a bit of Fun while waiting in waiting room

 

[HansO]

All clear for another six months

 

[Claviger]

Congrats!

 

[1olbull]

maybe you should watch Touring Car Racing under car footage of the tyres deforming and yes leaning to maintain grip when these cars get serious and start lifting the inside wheels round corners

yes but you are missing the point the tyre on the ground still hangs on because the modern performance tyre is designed to deform to maintain the contact patch and grip rather than slide out

OK, I looked up this "Touring Car Racing" and found it is popular in OZ, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Japan, Nordic countries and Britain. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touring_car_racing#Characteristics_of_a_touring_car

Looking over the race cars, I see highly modifies chassis with front wheels that are set with quite a lot of negative camber (assumedly to improve cornering). I also see very low aspect ratio tires with VERY small sidewalls that I doubt deform much if any at all.
Seems to me that the whole concept of allowing the sidewall of a tire to deform is totally counter-productive to predictive handling in high speed cornering. JMHO