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/feature...res/index.html
http://image.automobilemag.com/f/332...amber-tire.jpg
http://image.automobilemag.com/f/331...st_results.jpgQuote:
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.)
Quote:
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.