Re: [NTLK] ABS and stopping OT,

From: James Elliott (james.elliott_at_newted.org)
Date: Mon Apr 22 2002 - 15:46:46 EDT


>I thought the reason race cars don't have ABS is because no-one has come
>up with an ABS system (yet) that can 'skid' (*) through a curve.
>Admittedly, this is a usefull skill in a formula 1-race, but applying it
>on the road is not a very good idea: lateral control in a skid is
>rudimentary and - contrary to the race-track - a normal road does tend to
>have incoming traffic.

The reason F1 cars don't have it is because it is against the
regulations. They had it for a while before it was outlawed. I
think that it was because it was considered an unfair advantage and
made it more a matter of car technology than of driver skill.

-James

>(*) By skidding I don't mean the sliding-countersteer-thing rallye cars
>do, but rather - as F1 pilots do - going through a curve with your tyres
>just about losing grip, sort of just-not-sliding on your rubber. It
>(unsurprisingly) requires a lot of training and a good instinct about the
>car you're driving.

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