Re: FWD vs. RWD Here is the engineering behind the debate.

[Alex Jenner <alexj@domain.elided>]

Steve Moresi wrote....
> So to hopefully add something useful to this whole debate, I made a quick
> web page up to hopefully explain why RWD is better for Hi-Po cars.  As an
> example I use, a small race car which my fellow ME students and I are
> building here at Cal Poly.  Just some of the calcs are shown, but hopefully
> enough to show what goes into some of this kind of design.  The goods can be
> found at: http://www.calpoly.edu/~smoresi/traction.html  If anyone wants
> further information, feel free to email me.

No disagreement with you there Steve, if you have a car with 45:55 weight 
distribution (almost certainly Mid/Rear engine), it's much better to have RWD. 
But those figures don't apply to either my Alfasud or your front engine, RWD 
Spiders. Of course, if you have huge amounts of power..... but that doesn't 
apply to our cars either.

Lex Jenner
1982 Alfasud Ti 1.5 (lifts the REAR inside wheel during cornering)

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