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DagwoodIII@piefed.social 1 day agoSaw a ‘Top Gear’ interview with a race driver.
They had a clip of him airborne.
“Yeah, I was slamming on the brake there.”
And yes, if I lose my keys I’ll check the same coat pocet five times…
affenlehrer@feddit.org 1 day ago
Not sure about real racecars but with RC trucks it makes a huge difference if you brake or speed up in the air. It makes the “nose” go up or down.
snooggums@piefed.world 22 hours ago
Motorcycles doing the big jumps in motocross use the gas and brake to pitch up and down too.
The ratio of mass and rotation speed to total mass is high enough for it to make a difference.
Mac@mander.xyz 20 hours ago
Yeah! Recently, a pro racer nosed-over too much off a jump but had the presence of mind to upshift three times while WFO to save a crash. Insane.
wieson@feddit.org 4 hours ago
What’s wfo?
BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Works similarly in video games as well lol
Mac@mander.xyz 20 hours ago
Heavily depends on the racecar. High downforce will overpower the effect, but low downforce vehicles with AWD or 4WD will absolutely have an effect—especially vehicles with heavier wheels and tire combos.
It’s evident in rally racing and Baja/Dakar and you can often see the effect in action, in the clips of jumps, when comparing different vehicles flying dynamics.
HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 hours ago
Dem physics
TachyonTele_Esq@piefed.social 21 hours ago
Dem physics models for the win