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Why would the top speed be lower? Because of increased friction with the ground due to the weight? Ignoring friction, I think what I said would be true. I hadn
by xanderlewis 3y ago
Why would the top speed be lower? Because of increased friction with the ground due to the weight? Ignoring friction, I think what I said would be true.
I hadn’t actually thought about it before but as an incredibly skinny person what you said lines up with my experience in a kart. I could seemingly go slightly faster than others but more easily span off and lost control.
- cout 3y agoGiven two equal karts I guess top speed would be the same but most courses don't have long enough straights to let you reach full speed. When I wrote that comment I was thinking one might tune the kart for the driver to make up for lack of acceleration which would reduce top speed.
- xanderlewis 3y agoActually, I'm talking rubbish since without friction there wouldn't even be a top speed. It's true that having a high top speed is only useful if you have enough time to accelerate up to it!