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Old 09-26-2010, 07:53 PM   #94
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Originally Posted by Wandering Scot View Post
If you're not going slower you must be going faster, yes?
Not really. Going faster means that you've added performance to the car in some way, shape, or form. The car can now do something it was previously incapable of achieving. Traction control doesn't do that.

Its a safety net. A cut off. A minimum gaurentee. But you can still do better without it.


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FACT: since the introduction of traction control, race cars and race bikes in innumerable series have gotten FASTER, AND that's with PROFESSIONAL drivers / riders.
Of course they have. Race vehicles should get faster over time. But thats somewhat beside the point. The use of traction control has reduced the cost of mistakes in numerous racing series. And a single mistake can mean the difference between 1st and 2nd. So again, its not making them faster, its preventing them from going slower.

Since you're convinced that TC makes a car faster, explain how it does actually makes the car go faster.
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