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Old 10-13-2003, 11:17 PM   #9 (permalink)
Randy Chase
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Originally posted by JonM3Coupe
Gotcha, Randy. If I'm reading you correctly, the net statement you're making is: Once you've exceeded the limit, the weight distribution of a mid-engined car could make correcting/catching much more difficult than if you were in a front-engine car. Fair enough!
Yeah, it just takes me a lot longer to say that.

I would go just a little farther though in that the midengined cars can have this pendulum affect. It's not the first oversteer that gets a lot of people, it is when it snaps back.

As I understand it, from what I have read, the built in rollbar in the Elise is very effective. I agree with you that it's an important issue for the track and a good idea for the street.
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