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Re: Wheel/track floor contact material

When using traction material, particularly when using tracks against carpet the traction ends up being the enemy.

Every point in contact with the floor is required to slip a little bit laterally when turning. Traction just causes binding

A dropped center wheel or rounded wheelbase can reduce the bind, but it also sacrifices traction, which was the entire point of using traction material.