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On Mon, 06 Jul 1998 00:12:25 GMT, E. Faubion <in@the.sig> wrote:
>"Mark B." <spam_*this*_@see.my.sig> wrote:
>
>>Earl, face the facts -- your one-size-fits-all c.o.f. model is
>>*PURE BULLSHIT*. 
>
>You really don't understand the problem do you?  The c.o.f. is a
>variable determined from testing based on the vehicle and surface in

You don't really know what variables and coefficients are, do you?

Y=4X

Point out the coefficient.

>question and for some mysterious reason our tests out in the real
>world rarely ever approach the 1g idealistic data published in a
>magazine.  I have to able to back up the data I use in a court of law.
>Any half-assed attorney would have your stuff tossed out in no time. 
>
>>Wide, sticky, street-legal tires, can *routinely* approach or EXCEED
>>1G deceleration on ordinary road surfaces.
>
>Yes they can.  Apparently your temper got the better of you before you
>read where I wrote that 1g is not impossible but was rare.   I hope
>you control that temper much better when behind the wheel. 
>
>>My *bone stock* Contour SVT (on factory 205/55ZR16 Goodyear GS-C's)
>>can haul down from 60 mph in 120-125' -- on *bone stock* crappy PA
>>roads (I've measured it repeatedly with a G-Tech Pro accelerometer).
>
>That's almost 1g of acceleration.   How nice.
>
>> I've seen the term "scuff marks" (rather than
>>"skid marks") used in conjunction with ABS footprints
>
>Essentially the same thing.  They are measured the same way.
>
>>Clearly, *most* of the
>>pros in the business understand the difference between "rolling"
>>and "sliding" -- so if *you* still believe one-c.o.f.-fits-all,
>>you're hopelessly behind the times.
>
>I never wrote that.  It was an assumption you made in your haste to
>make try and make a point.
>
>>> Boycott. Refuse to violate their idiotic laws and the problem is
>>> solved.  If that doesn't teach them a lesson I don't know what will.
>
>>Not worth the trouble.
>
>Of course not.   It's much easier to keep on speeding and worry about
>a ticket.  It's your choice.  And you'd best work on that temper
>before it bites you in the butt.   
>
> 
>
>efaubion@oklahoma.net
>http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/6123/


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