i'm around too!
my participation has been sparse, because school has started again for me and classes and responsibilities have begun to take over my life.
with that said, i had a comment on the slight "4w drift" versus stuck to the road traction:
- think about this: what does friction do? we use friction, through braking, to slow our cars down. we use friction to keep things from moving, we rely on friction for safety reasons. and we know that friction is something that can rob power from our engines.
with that in mind, why would rely on it to be fast?
think about top fuel drag cars and the like: through centrifugal forces, those huge slicks actually narrow their contact patch as they accelerate, thereby reducing the amount of friction existing between the car and the road, therefore reducing resistance.
with all that said, why
would we completely rely on friction to be quick?
