q-tip Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 My uncle had one of those. Quote Link to comment
laotsu Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 My uncle had one of those. a Messerschmitt not an Isetta? I'm envious. I just wanna be able to say "I own a Messerschmitt." and the goose-step around. Quote Link to comment
Jesse C. Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 I want this Mess-O-Shmit! The Iron Mistress Twin Hemi Dragster! 2 Quote Link to comment
laotsu Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 is it dual rear axle? or is that just a spare standing next to it? Quote Link to comment
laotsu Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 is it dual rear axle? or is that just a spare standing next to it? to answer my own question ti is dual rear axle. That's dumb, it gives the vehicle twice the rotational inertia. good for a gee-whiz, bad for speed Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 a Messerschmitt not an Isetta? I'm envious. I just wanna be able to say "I own a Messerschmitt." and the goose-step around. Yep, he traded a 50 something BMW motorcycle with a BMW side car for it in the 60's.....in Germany.....and sold it a few years later. Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 to answer my own question ti is dual rear axle. That's dumb, it gives the vehicle twice the rotational inertia. good for a gee-whiz, bad for speed It was because traction from hard as rock polyester tires was extremely limited,, not speed ,,,,,,, you claim to be a math fuckin genious but i will try to put this in really simple terms even a college boi can understand. Drag racing is about elapsed time,, NOT top speed. Pretty sure those 2 super charged nitromethane burning HEMI engines could overcome any "rotational enertia" ,,, they might encounter 1 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Huhu, rotational inertia Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Can't say I love the hood, but the rest of it is brilliant... :thumbup: 2 Quote Link to comment
laotsu Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 It was because traction from hard as rock polyester tires was extremely limited,, not speed ,,,,,,, you claim to be a math fuckin genious but i will try to put this in really simple terms even a college boi can understand. Drag racing is about elapsed time,, NOT top speed. Pretty sure those 2 super charged nitromethane burning HEMI engines could overcome any "rotational enertia" ,,, they might encounter whatever you say, history proves that thing to be a pig on the strip. how exactly do you get a high time with a low speed? Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 whatever you say, history proves that thing to be a pig on the strip. how exactly do you get a high time with a low speed? If you have been around any kind of bracket racing you know that its possible to run nearly the same exact elapsed time and have one car 10+ mph different at the big end of the track. You achieve a fast et with a lower top speed by traveling at a lower higher rate of speed for a longer amount of time. Say you are traveling at 60mph, you travel a quarter of a mile in 15 seconds, a car on a drag strip can run that same quarter if a mile from a standing start and achieve a 15 second et with a trap speed closer to 100mph. Quote Link to comment
laotsu Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 top speed is not what's being discussed here. Instantaneous velocity is the key. Quote Link to comment
DaBlist Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 The main two challenges of drag racing is Money and Traction. If you have plenty of money you will allows be looking for more traction. 3 Quote Link to comment
laotsu Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 The main two challenges of drag racing is Money and Traction. If you have plenty of money you will allows be looking for more traction. seems like a solid tenet. Quote Link to comment
laotsu Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 since the top guys deal in thousandths of a second making as much power possible and getting every bit of that power going to the wheels is the goal. In that case the less mass the better and definitely the less rotating mass the better. that just gave me an idea... a three wheeled dragster, two to "steer" and one to drive. I'm sure there are flaws like stability, traction and drive. just a thought. Quote Link to comment
paradime Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 lao tzu, I take it you're not studying physics in college, and you've never seen an NHRA rule book. 2 Quote Link to comment
paradime Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Man that's super funny with the small text and all, but can you answer the question? Or are you afraid we'll find out you're a intellectual fraud? Quote Link to comment
laotsu Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Man that's super funny with the small text and all, but can you answer the question? Or are you afraid we'll find out you're a intellectual fraud? what's the question? Quote Link to comment
paradime Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Never mind, you already answered it. Quote Link to comment
DaBlist Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 since the top guys deal in thousandths of a second making as much power possible and getting every bit of that power going to the wheels is the goal. In that case the less mass the better and definitely the less rotating mass the better. that just gave me an idea... a three wheeled dragster, two to "steer" and one to drive. I'm sure there are flaws like stability, traction and drive. just a thought. Stoned or a six pack in? 1 Quote Link to comment
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