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1. FWD/RWD Balance (score: 1)
Author: Simon Matthews <simon_matthews@avanticorp.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 09:04:13 -0700
Whoever pointed out that F1 and Indy cars are RWD is correct, but this misses the point -- they are also MID ENGINE cars, so there is more weight on the rear wheeels. I am also surprisred that no-one
/html/mgs/1998-09/msg00952.html (7,234 bytes)

2. Re: FWD/RWD Balance (score: 1)
Author: "Christopher Harris" <cgharris@mindspring.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 19:59:20 -0400
Yes! Yes!
/html/mgs/1998-09/msg00976.html (7,755 bytes)

3. Re: FWD/RWD Balance (score: 1)
Author: gofastmg@juno.com (Rick Morrison)
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 00:36:58 EDT
That doesn't explain the fact that until the advent of mid engined cars, all F1 and Indy cars were still RWD. As for more weight on the rear wheels, not neccessarily so. If two cars, one front engine
/html/mgs/1998-09/msg00991.html (8,634 bytes)

4. Re: FWD/RWD Balance (score: 1)
Author: Simon Matthews <simon_matthews@avanticorp.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 14:10:48 -0700
yes, but at the time the F1 and Indy cars were front-engine, RWD, were not most cars? So the engineering problems with FWD had not been worked out. Before the cars went FWD, a better solution came a
/html/mgs/1998-09/msg01013.html (8,297 bytes)

5. Re: FWD/RWD Balance (score: 1)
Author: gofastmg@juno.com (Rick Morrison)
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 20:58:24 EDT
Don't tell Alec Igginisis(SP?) the engineering problems hadn't been worked out. He'll spin in his grave. . Then why for heavens sake does NASCAR convert FWD sedans to RWD before racing them? 7881) "K
/html/mgs/1998-09/msg01032.html (11,328 bytes)


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