11-23-2009, 02:17 PM
George3 wrote:
Not having driven a non-ABS car on the track ever or on the track is many, many, years this is my biggest challenge. I want to do it but an concerned by the tire expense at the same time as, inevitably, there will be flat spotted Hoosiers in my future.
I only had slicks at TB and once stalled under braking at T6 due to a brief stab, nearly running out of track. I would actually prefer the car had ABS. As for stability control, I do not see its place in upper run groups.
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Bob- agreed. If you have a car with ABS you must learn to use it. And, you can still steer your car while in an ABS stop, not so in a lock-up without ABS. One of the schools I attended taught students high speed steering-while-braking exercises under full ABS and going in between cones! Amazing. The only disadvantage that I see is Antilock brakes add system complexity, cost and weight to the race car… which is irrelevant for DE.
Not having driven a non-ABS car on the track ever or on the track is many, many, years this is my biggest challenge. I want to do it but an concerned by the tire expense at the same time as, inevitably, there will be flat spotted Hoosiers in my future.
I only had slicks at TB and once stalled under braking at T6 due to a brief stab, nearly running out of track. I would actually prefer the car had ABS. As for stability control, I do not see its place in upper run groups.
JPD
10+ year 'Toter
'06 Boxster S (Stuttgart 5.12.06)
'08 Cayenne (Leipzig 6.18.08)
Past: '99 Boxster/'05 MazdaSpeed Grand Am Cup
10+ year 'Toter
'06 Boxster S (Stuttgart 5.12.06)
'08 Cayenne (Leipzig 6.18.08)
Past: '99 Boxster/'05 MazdaSpeed Grand Am Cup