Vehicle dynamics: some definitions

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Vehicle dynamics: some definitions

Post by BrakeL8r » Thu Mar 22, 2007 1:00 pm

Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the rear of the car
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall
Torque: how far you take the wall with you

I can't take credit for this. This was sent to me by Mike Wilson.

--Michael Carr
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Post by StephanAlfa » Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:34 pm

More trivia:
Now can you NAME some drivers who have done that???
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Post by Crusin » Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:51 pm

StephanAlfa wrote:More trivia:
Now can you NAME some drivers who have done that???
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car - Jason Carroll
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the rear of the car - Jason Carroll
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall - Jason Carroll
Torque: how far you take the wall with you - Jason Carroll

No wait, nix items 3 and 4. Jason drives a Miata
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Post by Georgethefierce » Fri Mar 23, 2007 3:03 pm

Crusin wrote:
StephanAlfa wrote:More trivia:
Now can you NAME some drivers who have done that???
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car - Jason Carroll
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the rear of the car - Jason Carroll
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall - Jason Carroll
Torque: how far you take the wall with you - Jason Carroll

No wait, nix items 3 and 4. Jason drives a Miata

I remember a certain yellow car with a couple of offs in '06!

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Post by StephanAlfa » Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:04 pm

I know of a Camaro on the South "Roval"... Louis M.
I know of a Subie from a regular blogger on turn 9 (but this is a brake issue, not uver/under/all wheel steer issue) ...
I know of a flying power flip up at LRP in a Nissan ... Mike G.
I guess Jason has the record ... :lol:
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Post by lou m » Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:48 pm

The camaro is all fixed and safe in my driveway.
BTW: the antilock brakes sealed my fateful meeting with the wall. :oops:
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Post by brucesallen » Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:47 am

lou m wrote:The camaro is all fixed and safe in my driveway.
BTW: the antilock brakes sealed my fateful meeting with the wall. :oops:
Pull that fuse!
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