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More info....
Posted by Jim Meyer at 2/5/2001 12:31 PM EST
Engineer on team #67, HOT Team, from Huron Valley Schools and GM Milford Proving Ground.
In Reply to: $$$$ for your team!!!!
Posted by Jim Meyer on 2/5/2001 12:05 PM EST:
I have completed this training and though I would share some more details.
The vehicle I used was a new Grand Prix GTP. This car has a supercharged 3.8 liter engine that makes 240 hp. All of the manuvers were performed at the VDTA (Vehicle Dynamics Test Area) here at the Milford Proving Grounds. The VDTA is about 80 acres of flat asphalt (roughly 2000 ft wide and 2000 ft long. There is a large "slick" pad at one end which simulates icy road conditioins. This "slick" pad is where you learn how to recover from a skid. These skids are induced by locking up the rear wheels at around 60 mph. It is not uncommon for people to fail to recover from the skid and end up carreening off of the "slick" pad onto dry pavement, sideways, backward, etc. As you might expect the tires on these vehicles only last a couple hundred miles.
One of the other demonstrations is doing a panic brake with one side of the vehicle on dry pavement and the other on the slick pad. The result is a very fast spin. I got 5 & 1/2 total turns before stopping. I'm told you can get 7.
Well I don't want to spoil too much of the fun. Not only is the experience educational but it is very fun and very safe. You are at all times accompanied by a professional driver.
Happy bidding!
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