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Old 02-09-2008, 05:58 PM   #5 (permalink)
trebuchet03
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Originally Posted by basjoos View Post
I liked the simple way the Stanley brothers did their drag testing. Load a canoe on a trailer connected to the tow vehicle by a spring scale, then drive as fast as you can while noting the amount of force shown on the spring scale.
We did drag testing on an HPV a few weeks ago like that

It's scary getting towed behind a truck with a long piece of rope connected to a fish scale
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