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Re: [SM] What is a ballast "segment"?   Message List  
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Re: [SM] What is a ballast "segment"?


> Umm, nuts & bolts?

What size, and mounted to what structure, exactly?

I'm not saying it's not possible, but you can't just
handwave away the engineering challenges of mounting large
amounts of mass to a structure than wasn't designed to carry
it.

Oi, Lotus Elise....

> My suggestion is still 100% legal and
> the guy could always jam to some good tunes in grid.

Very true. But realize that the rule was written the way it
was for a reason, and that reason was not "piss off the car
constructor" but rather "try and keep things as safe as
possible"

Ballast is one of those things that's really easy to talk
about and much more difficult to implement. Do you own a
weight set? (barbells?) Go pile up 250lbs of weights and
look at it, and think about how you'd mount that to your
Neon....

DG



Wed Jul 20, 2005 8:23 pm

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... Safety, Eric. Safety. Think about how your would attach a 250lb block and ensure it doesn't break loose during battle. DG...
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... ================================== Umm, nuts & bolts? My suggestion is still 100% legal and the guy could always jam to some good tunes in grid. Eric...
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... What size, and mounted to what structure, exactly? I'm not saying it's not possible, but you can't just handwave away the engineering challenges of...
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They make large flat pieces of lead, that would be easy to stack to get to 250lbs. As far as placement, as low as possible and as near the center of the ...
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... =================================== The same size that are spec'd for those 50# weight plates/chunks. Oh wait, there is no such spec, is there? ... ...
Eric Linnhoff
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... Thanks for the reply Dennis. Did you guys get my letters about flaring my 4-door car? Did my best to outline the plan before doing the un-do-able, but...
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Jason, I'm curious what kind of 4 door car you are flaring? I assume you mean wheel well flaring? I'm asking because I'm considering (one of these days)...
Bruce Moody
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... assume you ... Yes, flaring the rear of my 1968 Datsun 510. May not be small enough or shitty enough of an SM car to satisfy Chris Ramey, but it'll be my ...
Jason
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Thanks for the info on both. I'm still learning auto-x and the rules. I have the same problem with my rear doors and wells having no space to flare. Keep me...
Bruce Moody
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We got your letter, but since flaring is an SP allowance it was forwarded on to the SPAC. There is no additional flaring allowed in SM than there is in SP. ...
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... forwarded on to the SPAC. There is no additional flaring allowed in SM than there is in SP. ... Wonderful, thanks Dave, I appreciate the reply. It was a...
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... OOO Whatever dude. I was in a hurry and I never got a chance to talk to you later....
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... to ... I know dude, just messin with ya, hence the wink.. ;-)...
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