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Re: Curves and manual transmissions



At 4:35 PM -0700 1/27/04, Roger Haar wrote:
1. . Usually when going through a curve one starts
to push down on the throttle to start increasing
speed after about the midpoint of the curve.

I've heard this often and have wondered about the reason. Is it
because the act of accelerating puts a little more weight on the rear
wheels, thereby increasing the static friction between (rear) wheels
and road and thereby allowing for a slightly higher speed before
kinetic friction (skidding) takes over?
-- Wolfgang