Will the car make it in?

[DonRotolo]

Originally Posted by greencactus3

the 100-0 mph deceleration would be very slow because its ONLY decelerating the rotational inertia. not the whole car's. so with a little rubber mark it should stop easily.

Yes, exactly. The rotational inertia of the two wheels (at a time) is small. The relative speed of the two vehicles is what is important here. Once you hit the ramp, you will have to accelerate to get up the ramp, and stopping once you're in and up will be fairly easy.

Originally Posted by Cuog

and on a smaller scale(I.E. at about 15 mph) i have done the same thing w/ a garden tractor and a utility trailer.

Cool! Why don't YOU live in my neighborhood?

Don

[Cody Carey]

i've always assumed that you accelerate to a slightly faster speed than the truck, then put the car in neutral right before you entered the trailer, and coast in, using the breaks as needed.

I believe that that is exactly right. The pictures of kitt doing it also prove that it is possible, as those are not models