Cool - maybe I can pimp my 'sclade with some dubs and matching neon on the trailer!
Chuck Voboril <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Cory, The V-nose trailers are quite well known for being more unstable. They like to dart a little left and right as the air flow jumps mostly to either one side or the other. Yaw sensitive to wind direction. Just like a knife edge separator between 2 intake ports on a motor. Round it a little and all of a sudden the flow divides a LOT better. As one blunts the trailer nose, it gets better too. The better V-nose trailers now have about a 5" radius which helps but probably isn't as good as a much bigger radius. 5" is a better compromise than a 1/2" radius. Ther are some of those out there too. A complete hemispherical nose would probably have both less drag and also be more stable but it is not a practical shape for a trailer with respect to turning radius. The nose would hit the edges of the tow vehicles bumper in tight turns You will probably like your Pace-it shouldn't be too bad, especially if the towing vehicle is not a low car but a SUV or Van. More people out here in AZ seem to be buying the big high performance Caddie SUV's for towing a big trailker in comfort with lotsa towing and braking power Chuck >From: "Phil Green" >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: >Subject: RE: [F500] towing advice, part 2 >Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 22:07:10 -0500 > >Best way I have heard it explained is that the pointed front end will >cut through the air instead of pushing it around. Take a flat piece of >cardboard and swing it around. Try to keep it straight. Any deviation >(including wind or slight angle) will affect how it moves. Doing this >with a big solid cardboard box will have more drag, but it will be more >predictable, and less prone to wanting to go where it wants to go. > > > > > Chuck - what type of "grief" should I expect from towing a V-nose >trailer? > > Thanks, Cory --------------------------------- Cheap Talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
