Re: Why so many wrecked Crossfires?
"I am about 4 car lengths away, apply the brakes and my car slides right into hers. " that does not sound like the ABS was working properly, as soon as the slid started it should have been chattering.
We do have an advantage in that Florida shell roads have more traction than anything. It was always a surprise to go to a drag strip that was plain asphault and have little or no traction. When I lived in Texas for a while it was always a surprise how easy it was to spin the tires.
Back in the day, leaning how to modulate brakes in a skid was taught in driver's ed. Maybe now everyone relies on ABS and TC.
But bottom line, if you just slid for four lengths (60-80 feet) without the ABS taking over, something was broke.
Being mostly "underfunded" when racing I used to love it when it rained, engine stayed cool, tires didn't wear, and most sane people slowed down.
ps there is another factor: almost every American car is designed to understeer. It is considered "safer". Personally I have found that if you put a car sideways, you have a few more feet in which to get stopped before contact and the safest impact would be going backwards (particularly in a mid-engined car). But that is not the American way.
Last edited by Padgett; Jan 23, 2015 at 09:55 AM.