BZZZZTTTT! Wrong answer buddy ;-) Now go back and try modulating the
brakes with the *abs *ON* and see which stops quicker. What about trail
braking on turn in? ABS kicks ass *ALWAYS* unless you drive in a manner
which would lock up the wheels on a non ABS car.
I submit *stomping* the brake pedal shocks the car without ABS into
lockup and shocks the car with abs into an overcompensatory mode ;-)
sbw
spell chekker? we dont need no stinkin spelchekker!
-----Original Message-----
From: Justin Hughes <ka1ult@channel1.com>
To: autox <autox@autox.team.net>; Scotty *BOB* White <we2fat4asp@seanet.com>
Date: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: Traction control and ABS in S/P
>>yes, why would you defeat the ABS?
>
>
>ABS and TC enable the average driver to brake, turn, and accelerate much
>faster than they would normally be able to. I think everyone would agree
>that, as autocrossers, none of us are average drivers. ;) Many of us would
>agree that TC is more of a hinderance than a help in competitive driving,
>most often slowing us down when we actually want to be riding on the edge
of
>traction, or even a little beyond.
>
>ABS is the same way. In a threshold braking exercise I participated in a
>couple of months ago, we learned how to modulate the brake to prevent
>lockup, just like ABS does. Several cars in my group had ABS, but the
>instructors suggested we all try the techniques regardless. So a friend of
>mine tried it both ways in his VW Jetta GLX. Stomping on the brake kicked
>in the ABS, which worked pretty well. The next run he modulated the brake
>himself - and stopped even quicker! The capabilities of ABS are limited.
>It's perfectly adequate for the average driver, and a big help on a
slippery
>road. But it doesn't push traction as close to the edge as it could, and
>performance drivers like us want it at or slightly over the edge at times.
>Some cars may still benefit from it, and others like my friend's Jetta may
>not - YMMV. I'd say do as he did - try it both ways, and use what works
for
>your car and your driving style.
>
> - Justin
> '83 BMW 320i ST
> no ABS, no traction control, no power anything :)
>
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