Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Enzo ABS did it fail?

[Ric Rainbolt (ricrain]

At 09:04 AM 3/28/2007, you wrote:
> While ABS can work wonders, it still cannot defeat the laws of physics.  At
> a high enough speed, the tires will slip even if you're not hitting the
> brakes.  For example, have you ever had the front end wash out when hitting
> a patch of ice?
>
> In the video, assuming that he did hit the brakes, it appears that he had
> way, way underestimated the upcoming corner, so his entry speed was far in
> excess of what it should have been.  He cranked in plenty of steering lock,
> but too little too late.

The Enzo has a very nice 4-channel traction control system. 
Unfortunately, the default action of the stability control is to 
*understeer* when in doubt...


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