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-----Original Message-----
From: Simon Matthews <simon_matthews@avanticorp.com>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, September 18, 1998 12:02 PM
Subject: FWD/RWD Balance
>Whoever pointed out that F1 and Indy cars are RWD is correct, but this
>misses the point -- they are also MID ENGINE cars, so there is more weight
>on the rear wheeels.
>
>I am also surprisred that no-one has mentioned the configuration that ALfa
>Romeo used for a while: engine at the front, gearbox at the rear. The idea
>was obviously to get better weight distribution.
>
>RWD may work better, but probably only if the weight distribution has a
>reasonable proportion of the weight on the back wheels.
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