Vette Chase S2k
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Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 1,679
From: Colorado Springs
Originally Posted by Cheers!' date='Apr 4 2003, 08:10 PM
damn... that guys is pretty damn calm for someone who just crashed a brand new 30,000+ dollar car
you crashed your car while pushing to the best of your abilty...i dont get pissed
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From: Denver, CO
Originally Posted by Apex13B' date='Apr 4 2003, 07:33 PM
oh...please i want to hear an explaination
that turn had a dip in it that upset the car and spun him around
that turn had a dip in it that upset the car and spun him around
R-Compound tires are stickier than street tires, with less tread. When you're getting ready to lose it on a street tire, you'll get plenty of warning before the car is lost. With R-Compound tires, the traction threshold is higher, but the breaking point is also more abrupt. That guy obviously thought he could push it around the corner. He Obviously was going very fast. He lost the car to a tail slide, all of a sudden, and couldn't recover. So he was racing around on R-Tires and he found the traction threshold, then broke it. That means 'Bye bye vette'.
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Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 194
From: Columbia, Mo
Well..... If you really want to know.
R-Compound tires are stickier than street tires, with less tread. When you're getting ready to lose it on a street tire, you'll get plenty of warning before the car is lost. With R-Compound tires, the traction threshold is higher, but the breaking point is also more abrupt. That guy obviously thought he could push it around the corner. He Obviously was going very fast. He lost the car to a tail slide, all of a sudden, and couldn't recover. So he was racing around on R-Tires and he found the traction threshold, then broke it. That means 'Bye bye vette'.
R-Compound tires are stickier than street tires, with less tread. When you're getting ready to lose it on a street tire, you'll get plenty of warning before the car is lost. With R-Compound tires, the traction threshold is higher, but the breaking point is also more abrupt. That guy obviously thought he could push it around the corner. He Obviously was going very fast. He lost the car to a tail slide, all of a sudden, and couldn't recover. So he was racing around on R-Tires and he found the traction threshold, then broke it. That means 'Bye bye vette'.
Should have down shifted, kept the tires spinning, re-corrected the spin, and pulled a nice
slide around the corner...oh...wait, its a vette.
