How many wheels are you going to use this year

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How many wheels are you going to use this year

View Poll Results: What is your team planning to use this year?
2wd	5	6.94%
4wd	52	72.22%
6wd	12	16.67%
8wd	4	5.56%
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16-01-2009, 14:58

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Re: How many wheels are you going to use this year

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Originally Posted by Pjohn1959

Based on the coeffienct of friction, we are using 4 wheels this year. The less points of contact on the new floor, the better.

Why is this the case? Is it because there is more wheight on individual wheels?

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