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Old 10-28-2014, 10:32 AM   #31 (permalink)
PaleMelanesian
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PaleCivic (retired) - '96 Honda Civic DX Sedan
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You will lose some speed even rolling straight. You lose even more in a turn thanks to tire scrub, both due to sideways slipping and the non-parallel paths of each turned front wheel and straight rears.

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