> A few years ago R&T did a big article on this subject, and they used the
> "Friction Circle" to illustrate different techniques. The friction
> circle is what the GMeter uses to plot cornering/braking/accellerating
> forces on a single graph (it was developed BTW aT my current employer,
> Calspan Corp).
>
> The best part of the article was when they hooked up what was really an
> avanced Gmeter to a race car (CART, I think) and had a bunch of top
> drivers cover the same course. The difference in plots was tremendous.
> Andretti's was by far the most erattic. He was doing just as described;
> constantly refinding the limit. Stewart was "Mr Smooth", he seemed to
> know just where the limit was and stop just short of it.
>
> I wouldn't critique either of them! Different strokes for different
> folks.
>
> Mike TobiN
>
Mike, I think you have hit the nail on the head
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