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      03-03-2020, 05:29 PM   #46
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Originally Posted by bbnks2 View Post
I used to think high g-force was a good thing to see in every corner. Not so much anymore. If you have forward/acceleration G through a turn you won;t be at max lateral G. So, only a very small moment in each turn should spike to peak lateral G and the rest should be sharing braking or acceleration G's. Unless you are in a steady state long sweeper aka maintaining the same steering input through the corner for an extended period like you would on a skidpad.

Exactly why I mentioned plotting the friction circle, which is sort of a histogram for Gsum. :-)
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