[Land-speed] Charles Nearburg II

[Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@wildblue.net>]

RE:
">> Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Charles 
Nearburg
>>
>> My GUESS would be MOTEC traction control."

 From the article:
"Nearburg does not rely on traction
control; he prefers to drive on feel, bI
canbt flat foot it until 300 MPH and can
also spin the tires at will. bI drive to 
find
traction from the moment we push off
the starting line. We have enough down
force and drag, a combination of factors
working together to exceed 400 MPH.b

Traction control can prevent you from 
slowing down due to excessive tire speed.
The faster you spin a tire the greater 
the centrifugal force which makes the tire
stiffer, and narrower. Both decrease 
traction. You can also loose control 
when you
blow a tire due to wheel spin. I know 
this has happened at Bonneville.
I like to think that a skilled driver 
can do as well as traction control, but 
I also think
traction control can be a safety device 
for a new driver.
Those who think traction control will 
slow you down, should examine the subject
in F-1. You won't find anything on a 20 
million dollar F-1 car that doesn't make
it go faster and they all have traction 
control.

Thanks for the wonderful food for 
thought folks,
Bryan

I'll send the entire article.
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