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Old 07-03-2013, 02:13 PM   #436 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by samwichse View Post
... From what I understand, the average max torque a set of brakes can usually do is double the engine output (rule of thumb), and the instantaneous torque can be far higher due to pre-fade and/or stiction conditions......
I think inboard brakes would require even more force than that to stop adequately.

No form of racing that I know of allows in-board brakes:

Formula 1
CanAm
IndyCar
Formula SAE

I would think this option would be *really* hard for a DMV inspector to pass as well. They *always* look for vehicles that have components from other road going vehicles. I spent two years researching this before I stopped production of my tadpole three wheeler.

Jim.
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