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Old 11-22-2008, 07:50 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
The grip of those front tires must be phenomenal!
static friction, Fs = Fn * us (weight of car * coefficient of static friction) Dry, warm tires on asphalt basically all have a coefficient of static friction of .95 to 1.0. When the car rocks forward due to the slowing of the car, the weight all sits on the front tires, so the frictional force becomes essentially equal to the weight of the car, which is a lot!
One of my friends did this in an old beretta; he'd shift to R from like 3 mph forward and hit the gas to do a reverse wheelie. luckily it didn't break the ol' car.
Pretty sweet video - would be scary as the driver! I've seen similar videos where a RWD car breaks its driveshaft and it catches the ground, sending the rear end flying.
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