Mensaje citado por Carey Parks <cparks_at_fuse.net>: > Well, I don't have kayak specific information, but I can tell you that the > Champ Cars (a la Rahal, Andretti et al) are made of carbon fiber and use > kevlar only in a little area where the transponder rides because the carbon > goofs up the RF. That tells me they would rather be riding in carbon when > they run into the concrete wall at 100 mph and up. I'd think the beach > wouldn't be a problem. I doubt that the carbon fiber aesthetic and hydrodynamic cover has anything to do in reducing the impact against a concrete wall at 100 mph. The steel and special materials frames, shock absorvers, etc. are the parts that hold the car, and keep the cockpit intact. Carbon fiber does reduce the weight, very important for acceleration and fuel saving. Nothing else from my point of view. It would be a bad advise to build the fenders and motor cover of such a heavy and thick carbonglass that it would give mechanical protection. The car would be extremely heavy, even in carbon fibers. Best Regards, Rafael www.mayanseas.com ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Oct 09 2003 - 17:36:26 PDT
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