Quote:
Originally Posted by winkosmosis
You said that friction stays the same regardless of contact patch size, which is incorrect. What I said about the rubber conforming to bumps in the road surface explains the reality that a bigger contact patch has more traction.
You're talking about race drivers wanting more bumps if it really helps. The surface is already rough. What race drivers want is WIDER TIRES.
Cars don't drive on basketball courts. They drive on pavement, which is a textured surface, both microscopically and macroscopically. If roads were made of basketball courts, you MIGHT be right about contact patch having no influence on traction.
|
I can't tell if you are unable or unwilling to understand what I am saying, but it doesn't really matter because your return posts are confrontational and combative. You don't try to understand what is being said - you try to manipulate the words to suit your own purposes to give you something to argue against.
Race drivers don't want "WIDER TIRES", they want better traction. If they could get better traction with narrower tires, they would undoubtedly choose this option because the tires would be lighter and more aerodynamic.
Provide facts to support your argument, or just leave it alone.