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« Reply #30 on: October 02, 2006, 12:32:50 AM »
Thanks for the advice guys.  When I had the car at the track last I played with tire pressures but have not adjusted for the faster condition roads. I don'y exactly have a skidpad availiable, but I'm sure I could be creative..

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« Reply #31 on: October 02, 2006, 01:58:14 PM »
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The more acceleration or deceleration applied to a pair of tires, the less traction is available for lateral acceleration. They used to call this the "circle of traction" theory. The fronts do the lion's share of braking and the rears do all of the acceleration (on an E30). It is difficult to eliminate braking forces going into a corner on a road course and still be fast.
Braking detracts from the lateral acceleration capability.
The extra weight increases the braking demand.
There is a loss of lateral acceleration potential in a pair of tires as weight is transferred between them.
A skidpad is close to a steady state situation where the speed is increased very slowly. They are a big help in springing the car in relation to front/rear weight and getting the desired amount of body roll .


yeah to a point, but then why does trail braking exist

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« Reply #32 on: October 03, 2006, 06:59:24 AM »
As far as i know and have excperienced trail braking is just a technique used to deal with cars that tend to understeer on turn in.  Trail braking should not be needed on a well set up car.  If you are trail braking the tyres are not working as much as they possibly could for you.