On Monday 22 April 2002 21:46, James Elliott wrote:
> >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.
>
Really?
I thought it was the electronic traction control system that was
'outregulated'. You know, the one that keeps your wheels from spinning if
you put the pedal to the metal to frantically.
Ah well, it sounded like a good explanation at the time...
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