phantom grip diffs

[jdbubb at ix.netcom.com (Dan Bubb)]

Course there's also the (semi) famous footage of Alan DeCadenet motioning
for a Porsche 911 driver with a broken axle at LeMans to apply some brake to
get some drive to get the car back to the pits.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott F. Williams" <sfwilliams@comcast.net>
To: "L F" <rocco16v@netzero.net>; "T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu>;
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 2:13 PM
Subject: RE: phantom grip diffs


> Larry, I can't speak for Toby, but dragging the brakes is exactly how I
got
> my rallycar to move when I snapped an axle/shredded a tire. It didn't take
> much effort, but over a 23-mile transit stage back to service, it did make
> my rotors glow a lil' bit. Fuel economy was rather sucky, too. :^)
> --
> Scott F. Williams
> NJ Scirocco nut
> '99 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS
> Mazda 323 GTX turbo "assaulted" vehicle
> Golf GTI 16v "rollycar"
> ClubVAC: "Roads found. Drivers wanted."
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of L F
> Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 4:44 PM
> To: T. Reed; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: phantom grip diffs
>
>
> Toby-
>   Have you actually tried this...?
>
> Larry
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: T. Reed
>   To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>   Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 1:52 AM
>   Subject: RE: phantom grip diffs
>
>
>   A simpler solution to the quaife problem is just to apply slight brake
>   pressure if you ever get one front wheel off the ground. That should be
>   enough to get torque transferred to the most-grippy wheel (ie. the one
>   that is touching the ground) and get you moving again.
>
>   -Toby
>
>
>
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