TRACTION CONTROL

am018 am018 at post.almac.co.uk
Thu Nov 12 19:30:18 GMT 1998


Its called The "Safety Braker" allegedly Ferrari used it on F1 cars
durring the Lauda
era because he liked it  -- the jury is still out on that one.
I think he mentions it in his book "The Art & Technicalities of F1"

Andy Macf


>
> There is a mechanical "shock absorber" that "T"s into the front (or rear) brake
> lines that is supposed to work if you believe the sales literature. The stopping
> results are impressive, beating GM electronlc antilock easily. It's >$200 so I
> didn't install one on my Cobra, but I have trouble locking the brakes anyway. The
> Idea has merit... somebody should try it, after all, brakes are a mechanical
> device.....
>
> regards  Tom
>
> PS.  It was in JC Whitney, Jegs, Summit, Speedway, or a car builder magazine but
> I don't remember.



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