TVRs in the wind
Discussion
I was wondering how they behave in relatively high winds - Its the one thing that really niggles at me when I look at lightweight, high power cars like TVRs, Marcos', Ginettas etc...
I cant help but think of how light (but low power) cars ive had get blown about all over the place, and imagining what chucking a lot more power in there would result in...
I cant help but think of how light (but low power) cars ive had get blown about all over the place, and imagining what chucking a lot more power in there would result in...
From another site:
If you've got a 30mph side wind and you're doing 30mph ground speed, then
the resultant wind vector - the wind you actually feel - is 45mph at 45deg.
Double your speed, still with a 30mph side wind, and you have a 70mph wind,
but hitting you at less than 30deg off the straight ahead. Go up to 90, and
you get a 95mph wind at only 20 deg. If the wind gusts up to, say, 45mph,
then at 90mph you get a 5mph increase in wind speed and maybe a 6deg change
in direction. If you caught that gust at 30mph, then your wind speed would
go from 45mph to nearly 55mph, and you'd also have an 11deg change in wind
direction to cope with.
If you've got a 30mph side wind and you're doing 30mph ground speed, then
the resultant wind vector - the wind you actually feel - is 45mph at 45deg.
Double your speed, still with a 30mph side wind, and you have a 70mph wind,
but hitting you at less than 30deg off the straight ahead. Go up to 90, and
you get a 95mph wind at only 20 deg. If the wind gusts up to, say, 45mph,
then at 90mph you get a 5mph increase in wind speed and maybe a 6deg change
in direction. If you caught that gust at 30mph, then your wind speed would
go from 45mph to nearly 55mph, and you'd also have an 11deg change in wind
direction to cope with.
tallbloke said:
From another site:
If you've got a 30mph side wind and you're doing 30mph ground speed, then
the resultant wind vector - the wind you actually feel - is 45mph at 45deg.
Double your speed, still with a 30mph side wind, and you have a 70mph wind,
but hitting you at less than 30deg off the straight ahead. Go up to 90, and
you get a 95mph wind at only 20 deg. If the wind gusts up to, say, 45mph,
then at 90mph you get a 5mph increase in wind speed and maybe a 6deg change
in direction. If you caught that gust at 30mph, then your wind speed would
go from 45mph to nearly 55mph, and you'd also have an 11deg change in wind
direction to cope with.
I thought so.
tallbloke said:
From another site:
If you've got a 30mph side wind and you're doing 30mph ground speed, then
the resultant wind vector - the wind you actually feel - is 45mph at 45deg.
Double your speed, still with a 30mph side wind, and you have a 70mph wind,
but hitting you at less than 30deg off the straight ahead. Go up to 90, and
you get a 95mph wind at only 20 deg. If the wind gusts up to, say, 45mph,
then at 90mph you get a 5mph increase in wind speed and maybe a 6deg change
in direction. If you caught that gust at 30mph, then your wind speed would
go from 45mph to nearly 55mph, and you'd also have an 11deg change in wind
direction to cope with.
another night owl then James.
I wouldn't have thought you'd be able to hear anything anyway, what with you having a lid and making your own din loud enough to wake the dead!
Good day though and nice to be part of the scene again.
I still can't get LM05 camping tickets. TVRCC all sold out
Not to worry, something will come up.
I wouldn't have thought you'd be able to hear anything anyway, what with you having a lid and making your own din loud enough to wake the dead!
Good day though and nice to be part of the scene again.
I still can't get LM05 camping tickets. TVRCC all sold out
Not to worry, something will come up.
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