Miss Geico vertical tail wing?
06-16-2010 | 10:43 AM
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No point in running harder than we have too, look what happened to JBS on Sat. I have sponsors, a budget, a CFO and an owner to answer too and it is my job make our team a success. Running hard and breaking something is unacceptable and just plain stupid if I don't have to. Spent a few laps checking all systems, stayed on the outside and tried to stay out of everyones way and then got out of the way, baby steps Dave everything is new in the boat so why push it if I don't have to. I hope JBS is in St Claire so I can push it. 185 was in a bend, not a turn. We will continue trying to make the fastest safest, most reliable offshore Race boat in the world and we will do it at a pace we are comfortable with. When JBS, Aquamania, or anyone else comes out to challenge us, we will be ready and thats when the fun begins
Sucks bad really wanted to see the new boat rip Sunday
06-16-2010 | 01:44 PM
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From: Coastal North Carolina
Yep. And once a very sage guy told me "You gotta have enough feathers on the arrow..."
A basic rule of stability is that the center of aerodynamic pressure has to be BEHIND the center of gravity in any particular axis. With the latest trend to radically cut-down bustles, the fin (it's not really a "wing") makes a lot of sense to enhance lateral stability as less and less of the boat is in the water.
It works in race cars, too. Indy cars ran them on and off in the mid-90's, and F1 cars use them today, although in many cases only to streamline the airflow in front of the rear wing for better downforce.
Prime sponsor sales space as well, right Scotty?
A basic rule of stability is that the center of aerodynamic pressure has to be BEHIND the center of gravity in any particular axis. With the latest trend to radically cut-down bustles, the fin (it's not really a "wing") makes a lot of sense to enhance lateral stability as less and less of the boat is in the water.
It works in race cars, too. Indy cars ran them on and off in the mid-90's, and F1 cars use them today, although in many cases only to streamline the airflow in front of the rear wing for better downforce.
Prime sponsor sales space as well, right Scotty?
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