Well, when braking the tire flattens and full contact is attained. And tire roll is minimized. And these autocross runs last about 50-60 secs. and speeds rarely reach 50 mph. Most of the time one is trying to minimize distance by close cornering at the cones. A saying in autocross circles is "slower is faster". Faster speeds result in travelling longer distances when cornering in my experience.
Will be going to the MBCA StarFest 2008 driving events at the Thunderhill Raceway Park in Willows, CA and see how well I remember all that I once knew. It's been several years since I've driven at speed. Thunderhill is a 3 mile road course..... The events are Time Trials, Autocross and Standing 1/4 Acceleration Runs. Take care, Chuck On Jul 31, 2008, at 9:07 AM, Alex Chamberlain wrote: > On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 9:03 AM, Chuck Landenberger > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> When autocrossing, the higher psi only >> pertains to the front tires, not the rears. > > Really? Never heard that one before. Sounds like a recipe for > godawful understeer to me (smaller contact patch = less grip in the > front). > > Alex > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
