beam514
07-20-2010, 05:18 PM
Hey guys, someone posted this on socal3g. It's pretty interesting.
John Scott's Optima Sports development of the "Camber Tire" - a radical tire with an asymmetrical profile with an inner sidewall significantly shorter than the outer sidewall.
Must read:
http://www.automobilemag.com/features/news/1004_scotts_camber_tires/index.html
http://image.automobilemag.com/f/33200481+w750+st0/scott-camber-tire.jpg
Camber Tire delivers a long list of claimed benefits:
Quieter running
Reduced tread wear
More predictable response during emergency maneuvers
Increased track width
Improved handling, braking, and high-speed stability
Improved straight-line steering
Superior performance during oval track racing
(See Scott's website, www.cambertire.com, for the patent disclosure and detailed list of performance claims.)
http://image.automobilemag.com/f/33118689+w750+st0/camber_tires_test_results.jpg
shortened stopping distance by 11 feet and increased cornering grip by more than four percent (left and right lateral acceleration average)
turn in smartly with a purely linear and predictable response.
uncanny ability to traverse pavement imperfections and potholes with much less trauma transmitted through the car's chassis.
John Scott's Optima Sports development of the "Camber Tire" - a radical tire with an asymmetrical profile with an inner sidewall significantly shorter than the outer sidewall.
Must read:
http://www.automobilemag.com/features/news/1004_scotts_camber_tires/index.html
http://image.automobilemag.com/f/33200481+w750+st0/scott-camber-tire.jpg
Camber Tire delivers a long list of claimed benefits:
Quieter running
Reduced tread wear
More predictable response during emergency maneuvers
Increased track width
Improved handling, braking, and high-speed stability
Improved straight-line steering
Superior performance during oval track racing
(See Scott's website, www.cambertire.com, for the patent disclosure and detailed list of performance claims.)
http://image.automobilemag.com/f/33118689+w750+st0/camber_tires_test_results.jpg
shortened stopping distance by 11 feet and increased cornering grip by more than four percent (left and right lateral acceleration average)
turn in smartly with a purely linear and predictable response.
uncanny ability to traverse pavement imperfections and potholes with much less trauma transmitted through the car's chassis.