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mangogrooveworkshop

posted on 22/6/05 at 09:29 PM Reply With Quote
102.2 MPH in reverse..........

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smart51

posted on 22/6/05 at 09:41 PM Reply With Quote
what did tiger set in one of their cars?
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mangogrooveworkshop

posted on 22/6/05 at 10:49 PM Reply With Quote
it gets worse http://www.indiacar.net/news/n6161.htm

1200 km in reverse






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DaveFJ

posted on 23/6/05 at 12:06 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by mangogrooveworkshop
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So how does that work on a BEC then ??

have they got some fancy gearbox with a real reverse gear?





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stevebubs

posted on 23/6/05 at 08:16 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by DaveFJ
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Originally posted by mangogrooveworkshop
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So how does that work on a BEC then ??

have they got some fancy gearbox with a real reverse gear?


Yes. A typical BEC reverse box has 2 props - one feeding into it from the engine, and another going back to the diff.

In normal operation, the 2 props go the same way. In reverse, the direction of rotation is reversed for the rear prop. So in theory the car has 6 forward AND 6 reverse gears.

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