My take on ABS is this.
You really need to know what the braking threshold of your car is, to brake
effectively.
ABS is -very- nice when you make a boo-boo, or are on a wet course, but once
you get a good
butt-o-meter feeling for the car, you will rarely engage ABS.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: richj50@bit-net.com [SMTP:richj50@bit-net.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 01, 1999 11:14 AM
> To: autox@f-body.org
> Cc: autox@autox.team.net; nersolo@ner.org
> Subject: Braking technique
>
> Assuming that you are driving an ABS equipped car on course in a straight
> line at 50mph or so approaching a very tight hairpin, what is the best
> braking technique to slow the car down before entering the corner: (1) Hit
> the brake pedal as hard as you can thereby engaging the ABS and causing
> your tires to emit little puffs of smoke as they skid 1 foot at a time
> between ABS pulses, or (2) Brake only as hard as you think you can without
> locking up the wheels/engaging the ABS? I am not talking about braking in
> a corner. I'm just wondering whether you lose time by doing #1 by
> suffering the disadvantage of sliding friction over static friction, not
> to mention maybe overheating/flatspotting your tires. Which is the
> fastest way to get the car slowed down in a straight line?
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rich Johnston
> 95 Z28 ESP
> NER SCCA
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