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Gyro Stabilizers

Do any of the current high tech racers use gyro stabilizers (instead of or
complemented by conventional stabilizer bars) to control body roll on the
track?  Conceptually, this could be a massive flywheel mounted low and
center on the car, rotating front to back on a shaft belt driven off a
modified drivetrain.  The axis/shaft of the flywheel could be directly
coupled via suspension links/mounts to the large chassis plates and the
spinning mass help mitigate much of the chassis lean.  

	   Spin a bicycle wheel weighing a few ounces a few hundred RPM and feel
the force when you attempt to tilt it sideways...now imagine the effect of
a rotating mass weighing 75-100 lbs (or more) spinning a few thousand
RPM's.  SD
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Steve D'Gerolamo - The Ultimate Garage
201-262-0412 / steved3@domain.elided / http://www.ultimategarage.com

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