View Single Post
  #76  
Old 11-11-2011, 03:27 PM
Spiffav8's Avatar
Spiffav8 Spiffav8 is offline
Lateral-g Moderator
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 4,740
Thanks: 583
Thanked 462 Times in 220 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Track Junky View Post
Weight is another consideration. I thought I read somewhere that every pound of rotational weight is worth 20 lbs. 17" wheels and tires will most likely be lighter than 18.
I'm sure there's a mathematical formula for that. Something about a spinning mass, p-factor and a train leaving Boston at 9:15am, but I have no idea how to figure that one out.
__________________
Curtis
Pilots: We're not better than you, just way cooler.

NO ONE IS COMING. IT'S UP TO US.

http://www.navysealfoundation.org/
Reply With Quote