[TheForge] the solid forged aluminium wheels for the supersonic car.

[Bruce .]

I wonder whether these designer dudes ever heard of mud flaps.  Seems to me
that's only the simplest way to keep grit kicked up by front wheels from
hitting the back.  Other ideas come to mind as well.

Bruce
NJ


> Not only do the 91kg discs have to maintain their integrity during rapid
> rotation, they must do so while being blasted by small pieces of grit.
>
> The "race track" at Hakskeen Pan in the Northern Cape has been cleared
> of all stone debris larger than a pea, but, even so, the top dirt layer
> on the lake bed will kick up.
>
> Particles lifted by the front wheels will hit the back ones with the
> velocity of a bullet. If there are any imperfections, any cracks, in the
> discs - then this assault could trigger a catastrophic failure.
>