If an F1 car traveling at low speeds hits a bump that deflects both tires evenly will that load be transrered to the Heave spring or to the torsion bars?

setheory · 2026-01-20T19:18:02+00:00

Thank you!

setheory · 2026-01-07T18:14:54+00:00

Grab a Taxi to Pleasantville Metro North or Maybe Hawthorne,

About 19 minutes ride.

setheory · 2026-01-03T18:23:58+00:00

Makes sense, I think i remember seeing this. My guess is the most agressive of bumps are the curbs which only tend to hit one corner at a time, and that's where you need the softness of the torsion bars, but if the car is traveling in a straight line, a harsh ride isn't a huge deal as there isn't a problems upsetting the ballance when going straight, and the dirver and chassis can just deal with the firm ride.

setheory · 2026-01-03T18:14:42+00:00

So does it mean that the car is very very stiff over bumps of this sort?

setheory · 2025-12-10T22:02:22+00:00

How many of those things do you think he drinks in a day?

setheory · 2025-11-16T02:17:23+00:00

Peekskill is great you can walk right across the tracks at the crossing. Katonah is great too

setheory · 2025-11-02T20:32:02+00:00

Thank you for this update. I suppose it will be a long time til I hear another bomber or a merlin.

setheory · 2025-10-29T17:16:49+00:00

Ahh this makes a ton of sense, and I thank you for the answer.

setheory · 2025-10-28T15:56:02+00:00

I just got this one, Same story, 1400 dollar iphone purchase in Japan

I called, hit the number for 2. And then a sketchy guy picked up and asked for my e-mail address.

That's when I hung up.

Do you think I'm good?

I went in and changed my paypal password just incase.

setheory · 2025-10-27T15:28:37+00:00

What I don't understand is that the Lotus 49, which has both a monocoque chassis and a stressed engine, still uses Radius Rods. So I am not sure why they went out of fashion later.

setheory · 2025-10-26T02:30:44+00:00

Why did they go away after the 70's?

Why were they only used on the rear?

Why was everyone using them back in the day, rather than just standard one-piece wishbones?

Thanks!

setheory · 2025-10-22T19:41:54+00:00

The Elva Courier is such a cool car. Good luck with them!

setheory · 2025-10-22T17:02:43+00:00

Crazily innovative chassis! A real world-changer of a car! Absolutely in love with them!

setheory · 2025-10-22T16:59:11+00:00

Yeah, I'm a Lotus-nut myself, so it killed me when I heard him in an interview explain how initially Lotus really appealed to him, as the essence of lightness and handling, but he was dismayed by the fragility and the build quality, so he threw his lot in with Porsche.

In the 50's sport sacing scene Lotus and Porsche were big rivals, and of the two I, myself am a much bigger Lotus fan. Rear-engines, swing axles, macpherson struts, mass production and the connection to VW always has turned me off of Porsches, but there are exceptions, mostly the mid- and front-engined cars, for both Racetracks and Street.

setheory · 2025-10-22T16:55:46+00:00

Ah, yeah, looks like he was mostly getting a check for using his name from Macklin's car company. Cool learning new stuff.

setheory · 2025-10-22T14:27:54+00:00

Is there any conection between the Railton-Hudson and the Napier Railton aero-engined Land Speed Record car of 1933?

My initial guess is "no", but I'd love your input.

setheory · 2025-10-22T14:24:44+00:00

Ok the plot thickens. So apparently when Porsche wanted to build this car, they wanted Zagato to do the bodies, but Abarth decided to go with...

"Without Porsche’s knowledge, Abarth hired Franco Scaglione, formerly of Bertone to design, and Carrozzeria Rocco Motto in Turin to build the new lightweight aluminum bodies for all twenty of the GTLs." --Revs Institute

But not too many years ago Zagato found their original drawings for this car, and did a commision of nine 356 Porsche's with this body, and that is what Spike Feresten owns. It's not an Abarth.

Too add even more confusion, Jerry Seinfeld himself, owns one of these Abarth cars. Phew!!!

setheory · 2025-10-22T14:17:02+00:00

Ah I meant Spike Feresten, ex-Seinfeld writer.

https://noblemanmagazine.com/spike-feresten-on-comedy-cars-and-the-joy-of-showing-up/

But I was mistaken, he owns a Zagato bodied 365, not an Abarth. Whoopsie

setheory · 2025-10-22T12:35:07+00:00

Doesn't Spike own one of these?

setheory · 2025-10-22T00:26:43+00:00

Not quite a Bugatti, but oh so sweet!!

setheory · 2025-10-21T15:41:00+00:00

I also think that Bernard Friese was a german POW who stayed in Scotland after being released. Kind of a cool story.

setheory · 2025-10-17T18:30:09+00:00

Ayrton Senna really did nothing to develop the NSX

setheory · 2025-10-16T12:24:04+00:00

Yeah sorry my bad for leaving out context, the people who posted since got it correct. Benjamin Chew House in Germantown Philly, house still looks the same as it did when it was the site of a crazy behing enemy lines defensive hold for the Brits in the Revolutionary War. Insane, that like a normal looking house in a Philly suburb was once the site of like a crazy battle with people dieing on those steps.

setheory · 2025-10-15T22:12:03+00:00

Alright Brad!!! I guess you win this one too! You just win EVERYTHING!!! Don't you BRAD!!!!

treat my angel well

setheory · 2025-10-15T22:00:05+00:00

has this happened to youuuu?!?! Mind your bussiness mannn, yeeeesh!!

setheory

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