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Old 09-18-2011, 02:03 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MPGranger View Post
Anything I do to take myself off a straight line is going to cause extra drag.
Yup.
We steer through additional friction between the ground and the tires that are being turned.
It's causing more drag (lots of RR drag, and a bit of extra aero drag) - enough to be seen on an instantaneous fuel consumption meter.
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