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Posted by Uncle Pete (89 SE) on August 10, 2002 at 14:01:27:
In Reply to: Just being controversial posted by 8ball on August 10, 2002 at 12:56:07:
Let me pick up on something you said..."Basically I'm just saying for those ppl who know their vehicle and constantly push their car to the limit it is fairly unnecessary as they will know the optimum braking point and feel the car" . I can't think of anyone who constantly pushes their car to the limit more than a Formula One Grand Prix Driver. The very fastest cars were equipped with traction control, anti-lock brakes and full active suspensions. Whilst one or two drivers felt that things were being taken out of their hands, most drivers lamented the loss of these devices when they were removed for the 94 season (the reason being that smaller teams couldn't keep up in the technology race and they needed a level playing field - it didn't work!) Since then traction control systems have been reintroduced successfully. I think it comes down to your own taste. If you consider your driving as a challenge of skill and control then I respect your decision to disable abs. Myself, I readily acknowledge that an electronic system can recover from locked wheels a shit load better than I can and I'm happy to use the help when I screw up :-)
What abs does it prevents locked wheels. Now unless you are rallying or trying to stop in deep snow, a locked wheel is NEVER a good thing. Your co-efficients of static and sliding friction tell you that a rolling wheel is always going to give you more grip and control than a sliding wheel. Now sure, if you are a good jockey then you can recover from a sliding wheel, normally using a cadence braking technique. However good you are, you can't slam your brakes on and off fifteen times a second like the abs system can.