On Jun 13, 2008, at 11:35 PM, Don Hanson wrote: .................... > Hey, idea! I could duplicate the airflow I had in my South African > splittie in it's old hippie rockclimber days. As we went through the > central > Cali. valley in July we ran the front windshields wide open (they > hinged at > the top with adjustable slides and knobs) and the rear hatch..wide > open...We > wore our Smith goggles to keep the bugs out...That might reduce the > frontal > area and decrease the drag off the back...In that trim, I could get > that > 36hp screamer up to 59mph..on the flat.. > Don Hanson
I can see it! Safaris open, rear hatch up to keep the tail down, but the goggles, the goggles are the critical feature here! Thanks for the memories. Mr. BZ-60 panel w/ 36 hp in Denver-1968 |
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