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Old 05-05-2009, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by lightfoot
What do you guys think about this battery down the center ? I was talking to someone at the track the other day and his opinion is that it's a bad idea... according to him, this will transfer less weight side to side an therefore less grip in the turns... Is there any truth to this ?
Not in my opinion, as there are many on and off road cars with the battery down the center which work just fine. I believe that someone is confusing the center of gravity with the polar moment of inertia.
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