RE: To lock or not to lock...

[glen powell <gpowell@acacianet.com>]

The physics of recovery (steering) are the same if AWD or 2WD, 
if all else (the speed, of the event, tahrs, etc.) are the same. If anything, 
the 'better handling' of AWD should help, not hinder recovery.

-glen

>"with an AWD car, it's very difficult to recover, period.".......
>
>......because an AWD car allows you to get far more speed and with far
>more confidence
>than would ever be possible without AWD but does not give you an equal
>improvement in
>handling and braking Vs 2WD. AWD makes it 'too easy' for the less
>experienced to get in
>way over their heads Vs 2WD.
>
>-glen

That's one explanation for the statement, but a pretty simplistic one.
Doubtless it can explain away _some_ situations (maybe even mine), but I
hope Jeff (and the mag article) have something more uh, _interesting_ in
mind(?)

Phil Rose		Rochester, NY
'89 100			pjrose@servtech.com