Tosh wrote:TripleS wrote:I appreciate that you were quoting extreme examples, and they deserve great respect; but a normal car being driven in a sensible and smooth manner on public roads is not going to get into difficulties on account of a modest amount/rate of weight transfer. The principles involved are pretty clear and undeniable, but we do seem to get in a tizzy rather too readily when contemplating or carrying out perfectly normal manoeuvres IMHO. That's all I'm suggesting.
All I was trying to point out was that the principles of smooth driving and cornering can be applied to any vehicle in any situation and even if the factors are exaggerated it will provide the best chance of getting a smooth and safe outcome.
Cornering in a normal road car at a normal (ish) speed will not produce an outcome that will be detrimental to stability but there are factors that might just come up at an inopportune moment that might just cause an exaggeration in one particular area, a sudden loss of grip due to a biker losing his bike on a bend an hour earlier and leaving a nice patch of oil just where grip is needed, for instance.
What I'm trying to show is that while all things are going in the intended direction and as they should then all things should be okay, throw a couple of unexpected factors in the mix and it could get a bit messy.
Would it not be a better outcome to provide the basis of a stable line from the beginning rather than rely on a reserve of tyre grip that might not be there to steer out of trouble mid corner? It might work for you and that I fully accept but it cannot be something that can be applied to any area of driving that goes slightly beyond the parameters of modest weight transfer, cornering forces or tyre or road surface adhesion.
I don't think I'm going to be able to convince you that I'm not running undue risks, am I? Never mind.