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Old Mar 11th, 2002, 11:27 AM   #22
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Originally posted by rich
Thanks Bruce - Cool little gadget & cheap enough too, given it's a bit of fun. I will try and track down a local supplier

Maybe 'max g' should be included in comparative tests of vehicles as an assessment of "chuckability" - e.g. put car on a (large!) controlled tarmac surface & drive car at limit of adhesion of tyres in an increasing arc/spiral from 0mph up to max speed (if you have the nuts). On survival, simply read off maximum g pulled and speed

...Just a thought

I've seen the road and track of the mini and they said the mini Cooper (on standard 15's) was better than most ferrari's and in porsche Terrotary at the lateral g level. I'm almost sure thay said it had a 0.96/1.00g level, i'll try and find it. Although it wasn't done on a circel but a slalom... i'll find a lijk anyway and a quote

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