skidpad importance?
08-30-2004, 11:48 PM
#16
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Originally Posted by SundayDriver
Skidpads do not test transients, such as shocks.
I bet I can take my car, give it two differenst setups that produce the same steady state skidpad results, and have one setup at least 5 seconds slower than the other. So no, skidpad results can not necessarily be correlated with overall handling.
I bet I can take my car, give it two differenst setups that produce the same steady state skidpad results, and have one setup at least 5 seconds slower than the other. So no, skidpad results can not necessarily be correlated with overall handling.
I could be wrong, I mean it goes back 25 years, but it sure rings a bell.
08-31-2004, 09:55 AM
#18
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Originally Posted by Geo
You know, now that I've read this, I seem to remember an article in C&D 25 years ago when they tried to optimize a car for g loads on the skid pad. And IIRC it was not the fast set-up for a track.
I could be wrong, I mean it goes back 25 years, but it sure rings a bell.
I could be wrong, I mean it goes back 25 years, but it sure rings a bell.
