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Re: Calculating of traction/friction

The coeficient of friction for the KOP wheels are located in section 10 of the game manual. 10.2.4.

Quote:
10.2.4 The Drive Train
Wheels - The wheels supplied in the 2010 KOP are a combination of slick and sticky treads. The slick
tread material is Celcon M90, and has the following coefficients of friction on white, rippled fiberglass
plastic sheet
Inline, static: 0.06
Inline, dynamic: 0.05
Transverse, static: 0.14
Transverse, dynamic: 0.10
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