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Re:Porsche shatters the Nürburgring record we thought was un... by perl4ever on Saturday June 30, 2018 @10:30PM (#17433773)
I would have assumed that it was primarily just because of the principle that to go as fast as possible, you need to be using 100% of your grip at all times either accelerating, braking, or turning.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_of_forces

I've sometimes thought that it would be a neat addition to a performance car's instrumentation to have a gauge that showed where you were in the traction circle.

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Re:Porsche shatters the Nürburgring record we thought was un... by taneq on Sunday July 01, 2018 @07:11AM (#17435103)
> I've sometimes thought that it would be a neat addition to a performance car's instrumentation to have a gauge that showed where you were in the traction circle.

Didn't the Nissan Skyline GTR have this?

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Re:Porsche shatters the Nürburgring record we thought was un... by jsjohnst on Sunday July 01, 2018 @12:23PM (#17436193)
Are you maybe thinking of the front torque gauge? Thats the only gauge I can think of on the classic Skyline GTR that isn’t common on most cars, but that’s still not a traction circle like GP referenced.
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Re:Porsche shatters the Nürburgring record we thought was un... by taneq on Sunday July 01, 2018 @07:44PM (#17438364)
I was actually thinking of the Top Gear review of the R34 Skyline, which shows a 2-axis G-meter (so basically the same thing). Not sure if this was ever standard equipment, though, since I can't find reference to it elsewhere.

Source: https://youtu.be/oAp1CXnAqGs?t=50s

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