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Re: Hm, just a thought. Multiple brake pedals?
since i dont feel like reading curtis' post, i will say what i want and hope it isnt exactly what curtis said.
when making a hard right turn and braking at the same time, especially braking hard, the front left wheel will be the first to lock up.
the inner front wheel will always have the least grip, breaking wise, because it is also trying to turn the car. when this happens, you will begin to understeer.
the inner rear wheel will lock up next, and when this happens you get lots of oversteer.
in the case of a car with anything other than an open differential, this will tend to cause the outer rear wheel to lock up, worsening the oversteer condition.
ideally, you would have a computer that allowed you to mash the brakes as hard as you could and the computer would distribute braking force to each wheel individually, preventing each wheel from locking while allowing for the fastest possible turn, which would probably mean some braking induced oversteer.
however...
this does tend to take the challenge out of racing, so i cant see it being implemented on anything other than possibly F1 applications
edit:
this all applies to a situation where the driver brakes while the car is contiuning straight, then begins to turn the car while the brakes are still being used...
A.K.A trail braking
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