driver's ed

[Chocoborider29]

This is for experienced drivers and ppl who play Gran Turismo 4 alot
(jk abot GT4)

Recently, I was experiemnting with turns at high speeds, near 70-75 with a mazda6. I noticed that, past using faint motion in driving, you can also drift while using the faint motion technique. I found this to be a little bit different, considering that the car didn't anywhere near flip or turn over at 74mph. I have the factory suspension, and no engine mods. Could it be possible thatyou could do this during a hairpin and come out faster than you entered?

[senate7377]

RE: driver

Im no driving expert but... I'd think that unless you applied pressure the the gas pedal, you cant come put of a turn FASTER than when you went IN to it simply becuase whenthe wheels are turned you are changing the direction of force. you've also increased drag by offering more surface area for wind to push against the car than was present when driving straight. I'd go on to say that, it would depent on if you took an inner curve or outer curve. Lots of variables at play there man.... I cant say I understand them all or could explain them all, as racing really interests me none. However, I'm sure there is a reason why NASCAR tracks ahve banked curves, and if what you think may be happening holds true, I think someone would be working on a way to apply that in a chicane.

[dontcareaboutmyid]

RE: driver

That's like the perpetual motion machine, where it jus tkeeps getting faster and faster and faster,

The only way to get more out of less is there is none. If this was possible, the universe would implode with the amount of energy accumulated, Think a googleplex of supernova x a googleplex of supernova's and you're not even close to how screwed we would be if that were possible.

[silivrenion]

RE: driver

You do gain some temporary thrust due to a small amount of centrifugal force, pulling you into the turn (moon missions, nasa reentry techniques, they all use the same method) so you are getting a little bit of speed out of your turn, however the majority of it is lost due to the friction it places on the wheels in a direction the wheels aren't pointing, making most people slide out of such a turn... But yeah, you get some extra momentum from it.. just not enough to actually be of any kind of use in most cases...