Side slip G Force
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Side slip G Force
I have searched for threads and cant find any. Couldnt find anything in the manual either. Any ideas of the upper limit of side G force, when taking a corner? Assume good solid road, standard tires. I have had it up to .75 Gs, which is probably not a lot to some of you, but I cant find any information on limit. I am looking at my HUD, which provides that data. Thoughts?
Burning Brakes
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I hit 1.02G on a A6 Z51 with no tire skid... But that was a right turn and not a skid pad circle. A true skid pad test would have to hold that G force longer than a quick turn I would think.
Melting Slicks
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depends on the road really.
A good flat road .95 - 1 ish
i've taken off ramps at up to 1.13 before the *** gave out..
and as little as .8 on a off angled off ramp.
go to a big open parking lot.. or even better a local autox event.
play around.. push the car. you'll get the feeling of when the car is about to give and where the line is.
it is actually VERY communicative.
A good flat road .95 - 1 ish
i've taken off ramps at up to 1.13 before the *** gave out..
and as little as .8 on a off angled off ramp.
go to a big open parking lot.. or even better a local autox event.
play around.. push the car. you'll get the feeling of when the car is about to give and where the line is.
it is actually VERY communicative.
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From: Acton MA
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1.1 at 50mph on grooved concrete
1.05 at 60 on asphalt, with more to spare i believe
remember, conditions have to be ideal, my buddy took a roughly moderate turn on surprisingly wet pavement-surprising because either dew or a sprinkler made road slick, and he slid out-he was in a civic-his civic went to recycling and part of that metal is in his leg and the tree he hit is now firewood for his fireplace so it wasn't a total loss
1.05 at 60 on asphalt, with more to spare i believe
remember, conditions have to be ideal, my buddy took a roughly moderate turn on surprisingly wet pavement-surprising because either dew or a sprinkler made road slick, and he slid out-he was in a civic-his civic went to recycling and part of that metal is in his leg and the tree he hit is now firewood for his fireplace so it wasn't a total loss
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with stock tires, GY run flats, about 1.00 G around a long corner with warm tires and a warm road. I push this car past it's grip limit all the time. Very predictable when it starts to slip. Back tires go out first if you push the throttle, but with gentle throttle, you can get up enough speed to where the fronts start to slip. I have a 2nd set of tires for the track, Toyo RA1's and they pull 1.15 G's consistently.
