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Story Behind The Monstrut Controversy
- Thread starter Bobby Bennett
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r2
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I watched all 25 minutes of Kloeber again to make sure I had my facts straight... That being said, I have ALWAYS felt that Mike Kloeber is the nicest and classiest guys that has ever been involved in this sport... He is not going to get what he wants in this deal though, and that is very very sad!! Don Garlits will ALWAYS be the first to make a true monostrut wing configuration work, without I think it is safe to say, all of the Indy Car/F-1, Boeing, NASA, you name the initials, support or input... Mike is going to have to let this go, as hard as that may be, for the better of the sport as a whole... Safety being #1... This cannot be tied up in courts for several years as our hero's, friends, and loved ones, make pass after pass with this huge problem that the conventional wingstand that we have now, looms behind the driver waiting for the right/wrong circumstance to happen again... I don't want to miss anyone ever again because of this issue... RIP D.R.
I'm really sorry about all this Mike... Alot of things should never happen...
I'm really sorry about all this Mike... Alot of things should never happen...Kloeber is an awesome gentlemen....helped him in 86 w/ Grose.....
Mike knew people were after this 16-18 mos ago....should've had a CA (confidentiality agreement) signed by everyone involved....ALWAYS in business....
I buy small business' and always have to sign a CA...normal part of economics 101...
Mike knew people were after this 16-18 mos ago....should've had a CA (confidentiality agreement) signed by everyone involved....ALWAYS in business....
I buy small business' and always have to sign a CA...normal part of economics 101...
The Counterfeiter
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To answer a few questions - the carbon fiber vertical element is HUGE! It extends over the chutes and has a sculptured area behind them, Very unusual
feature - the trailing edge is a piano hinge! Appears the pin can be pulled out to remove the carbon fiber "wrap" from the struts.
After the first run (which appeared to be VERY stable) with everything in place, the team was placing "Helicopter Tape" on the seam between the vertical element and the bottom of the wing.
I have ten good detail photos of the wing and one of two guys you might recognize discussing something. If someone could help me post them, I think you would all be very interested. Let me know if you want to help - Jim
feature - the trailing edge is a piano hinge! Appears the pin can be pulled out to remove the carbon fiber "wrap" from the struts.
After the first run (which appeared to be VERY stable) with everything in place, the team was placing "Helicopter Tape" on the seam between the vertical element and the bottom of the wing.
I have ten good detail photos of the wing and one of two guys you might recognize discussing something. If someone could help me post them, I think you would all be very interested. Let me know if you want to help - Jim
The Counterfeiter
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Monostrut photos - need help posting
I have ten very clear photos of the wing and one of two guys you might recognize having an animated discussion about something.
Just haven't had time to get the photo posting thing done (remember, it took me years to gat an avatar up!). If I can email them to someone who could post them quickly, I think everyone will be very interested! Let me know - Jim
I have ten very clear photos of the wing and one of two guys you might recognize having an animated discussion about something.
Just haven't had time to get the photo posting thing done (remember, it took me years to gat an avatar up!). If I can email them to someone who could post them quickly, I think everyone will be very interested! Let me know - Jim
Kelly
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The Counterfeiter
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Hey now!
r2
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The Counterfeiter
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Re: Monostrut photos - need help posting
Ray - Appears Kelly has them - they are jpegs directly from camera chip.
Take a deep breath and then start bugging Kelly -
The Counterfeiter
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Re: Monostrut photos - need help posting
Trust me - I know. However, I talked to someone with a lot of knowledge on carbon fiber fabrication. There is only one mould and these have to be hand laid and then autoclaved to cure. IF (a big one!) NHRA approved this, it could take weeks just to produce enough for just Hadman's chassis. We have no idea how it is actually mounted to the chassis (or possibly the rear end ala Garlits). It is exciting - but I wouldn't hold my breath
Trust me - I know. However, I talked to someone with a lot of knowledge on carbon fiber fabrication. There is only one mould and these have to be hand laid and then autoclaved to cure. IF (a big one!) NHRA approved this, it could take weeks just to produce enough for just Hadman's chassis. We have no idea how it is actually mounted to the chassis (or possibly the rear end ala Garlits). It is exciting - but I wouldn't hold my breath
