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Re: Wheel Stands
[Re: Chris2581]
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11/24/11 11:51 AM
11/24/11 11:51 AM
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If the front tires are off the ground you have 100% weight transfer,doesn't matter if it's 1" or a foot.
The higher up you go your just pushing more air
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Re: Wheel Stands
[Re: Leigh]
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11/24/11 11:59 AM
11/24/11 11:59 AM
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I'm no aero expert, but, do you think it's a factor in first gear? I'd guess not much.
It all makes a difference but as the speed goes up
it hurts more and the air tends to hold the car up
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Re: Wheel Stands
[Re: PolyDart]
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11/25/11 01:39 PM
11/25/11 01:39 PM
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The last wheelstand comp I seen had high powered car with big shots of NOS and no 12 sec cars.
No NOS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iuGzDwSulM
Yep, you can make a 20 sec car into a wheelstander... just need to be creative 
A friend had a POS ford that he put a 4 link in...
but he screwed up on his setting, instead of having
a IC point in front he had the bars going wider at
the front.... his car would lift the front tires at
the hit and it was just some POS engine and was in
the 15 sec range... I finally told him what was wrong
but it was funny out on the street
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Re: Wheel Stands
[Re: Leigh]
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11/26/11 12:31 AM
11/26/11 12:31 AM
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I agree, however: Most bracket tracks, don't have the greatest prep beyond the pad. The unloading from a tiny one, in a 10 second car like mine, serves to encourage unloading. The long slow ones seem to work the best for me.
Same with my car, but every package is different. In a perfect world, the one inch scenario would be spot on,,,,,, but there are factors,,,
Kinda like the SS and stock class cars that hang them high. They need to do that to keep enough load on the rear till the car can sustain traction. These cars have less G force to add to weight transfer and have to rely on this to keep max traction. A Pro Stocker on the other hand has an abundance of power available to keep that G force high which in turn keeps weight transfer high. So, they don't need to hang em!
And you know a lot of those S and SS guys would sell their moms last meal for .005! 
Last edited by gregsdart; 11/26/11 12:34 AM.
8..603 156 mph best, 2905 lbs 549, indy 572-13, alky
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... On the hard top it may be a fun thing to do... But in the mud its all fun & games till you catch a bad rut & hang it into the wall.... If you run early in the pit it is kinda fun 
