Steve, you did ask for more input, did you not? :->
Some day, I want to talk to you after I've been able to demonstrate
this to you. It will give us a whole new dimension to talk about (put
it in context, so to speak).
Rod
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Subject: Re: Re[8]: Lotus Blasphemy?...
Author: "Tony Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net> at CCGATE
Date: 12/15/97 10:32 AM
I wrote:
> > These are the patches from the front
> wheels of a front wheel drive car in the
> same corner which must transmit
> steering forces AND driving forces and,
> *all other things equal*, are forced to
> assume heroic slip angles which cause
> loss of adhesion, and running off the road
> and into trees! <
Steve did an "ah ha!"
> Tony, thank you for your lucid explanation. At this point
may I remind
> you that one of the M100s attributes is grip, grip, grip to
obviate this
> effect. Those Lotus guys ain't stupid you know!
I now counsel: ;)
The M100 must have fantastic grip and has been called by
those I respect, "the best handling FWD production car". But
sorry;
Under my "all other things equal" parameter (a great handling
RWD car as well) the "equal tires" of the RWD car would
maintain a "comfort zone" of performance at a cornering speed
which would set the FWD car's front tires on fire! The
designers of near every successful purpose-built race car must
not be stupid either.
Tony
(Steve, I saved you some Abbot Ale from my "shop raid" you
had to miss)
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