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Bicycle Bob · 08-08-2009, 01:45 AM

I'll just add that lift, like drag, increases as the square of speed, so there is 4X as much lift at 120 as at 60. I doubt that there is a production sedan that can ever loose as much traction to lift as it does to mild rain, let alone ice.

08-08-2009, 01:45 AM	#11 (permalink)
Bicycle Bob EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: May 2008 Location: N. Saskatchewan, CA Posts: 1,805 Appliance White - '93 Geo Metro 4-Dr. Auto Last 3: 42.35 mpg (US) Stealth RV - '91 Chevy Sprint Base Thanks: 91 Thanked 459 Times in 327 Posts	I'll just add that lift, like drag, increases as the square of speed, so there is 4X as much lift at 120 as at 60. I doubt that there is a production sedan that can ever loose as much traction to lift as it does to mild rain, let alone ice.