re: fwd and rwd again

[Dana Loomis <dloomis@domain.elided>]

CM Smith wants to use objective data to support his preference.  He writes:
>The fact is the fwd outperforms the rwd until you get to drifting the 
>car.  The geometry of the drive wheels relative to the central axis of the 
>car means fwd will ALWAYS out corner rwd right up to the point you need to 
>slide the car to point it down the next straight. This means that for the 
>street fwd will always be superior to rwd. Anybody who thinks different just 
>doesn't do the math ...

I wonder if Mr. Smith has "done the math."  If he has, perhaps he did it in
two dimensions, rather than three.  The above description is meaningless
because it neglects the attitude of the car in the vertical plane, which is
affected by weight transfer.  It's this third dimension that puts fwd cars
at a disadvantage in cornering.  

Dana Loomis

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