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Re: FWD/RWD Balance

To: "Simon Matthews" <simon_matthews@avanticorp.com>, <mgs@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Re: FWD/RWD Balance
From: "Christopher Harris" <cgharris@mindspring.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 19:59:20 -0400
Yes! Yes!


-----Original Message-----
From: Simon Matthews <simon_matthews@avanticorp.com>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, September 18, 1998 12:02 PM
Subject: FWD/RWD Balance


>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 has mentioned the configuration that ALfa
>Romeo used for a while: engine at the front, gearbox at the rear. The idea
>was obviously to get better weight distribution. 
>
>RWD may work better, but probably only if the weight distribution has a
>reasonable proportion of the weight on the back wheels. 
>---
>Simon Matthews      Avant! Corporation
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