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Re: Tribune review



>Please correct me where I'm wrong on any of the above. I have relatively
>little experience in my on-track racing log. Most of the physics that explain
>the how and why of the various set-ups is what interests me here.

One common misnomer about Audi's quattro system is that it allows their cars
to corner/handle better than its FWD and RWD competition ... well, not
necessarily.  The actual improvement in cornering ability is only a few
percentage points at best ... the big difference is the transitions INTO and
OUT of corners.  In general, AWD cars can accelerate harder/earlier out of
corners and depending upon the diff configurations, also brake much
harder/later into them.  That's why, to quote John Buffum, the quattro
racer's mantra is "In like a lamb, out like a lion."  Works on pavement, too.

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