03-24-2008, 05:01 AM
Quote:Larry wrote Actually it is less likely that and more often that no corrective action is taken when a wheel is dropped. When that happens, the car rotates instantly, and points itself to the inside of the turn. If you drop a wheel off, especially in a high speed turn like that, you must turn out...immediately. If you wait to feel, or worse see what it going to happen it is way too late.Agreed. I believe that is what I mentioned, but I was also thinking late stage of corner exit, where the car would be more parallel to the track and easier to run out. Less lateral load. Beginning drivers reflexes may be more inclined to jerk the car back on track, which would be disastrous with the drop offs.
Your statement above is dead on and one can think of the kitty litter at SP in T-10, where that scenario has resulted in more than one incident.