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Information Junky
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: an island, upper left coast, USA
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Interesting write up JO. However I think that your conclusions on weight are a bit off the mark. (maybe purposely.) Yes, a heavier car takes more work (force) to round a corner (centripetal acceleration) but it also has more weight to stick the tires to the road. This is where aero comes into the weight equation. The heavier car will need much more aero down-force to have a weight-proportional affect.
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