Another important one is skidpad acceleration -- that's the one where the car and driver folks run the car in a circle and measure the force to keep the car at a perfect equilibrium in the circumfirence.

Did you ever play the Atari arcade game "Hard Drivin"?

Did you know there was a skidpad on that course? Turn left just after the starting line.

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Tony Fabris
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Tony Fabris