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		<title>The Friction Circle &#8211; An Article</title>
		<link>http://tonyscotti.wordpress.com/2011/03/03/the-friction-circle-an-article/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The February issue of Racecar Engineering has two very good articles on the Friction Circle. One of the articles has relevance to driver training, and specifically how it is taught.  The article discusses the effects of “self aligning torque” on the driving task.  The article mentions that when the vehicle is on the edge of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tonyscotti.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3934743&amp;post=1165&amp;subd=tonyscotti&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Friction Circle</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tony Quiroga a writer for Car and Driver did an article on the Friction Circle, in my opinion he is one of the better automotive journalists. His opening remarks says it all “Driving successfully at a car’s limits is less about bravery and more about understanding the dynamics of three disciplines—acceleration, braking, and cornering—and how [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tonyscotti.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3934743&amp;post=1055&amp;subd=tonyscotti&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Importance of Sunglasses</title>
		<link>http://tonyscotti.wordpress.com/2010/08/25/the-importance-of-sunglasses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Driving]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a few months it will be that the time of year when we spend a lot of time driving in darkness. Statistics indicate that night time is the most dangerous time to drive.  One does not need to be a rocket scientist to know that when it gets dark out you can&#8217;t see.  What [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tonyscotti.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3934743&amp;post=1043&amp;subd=tonyscotti&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>G Meters in Training</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We use G Meter’s to measure the vehicle/driver level of performance. G meters are used by all the top racing schools as a coaching tool, and at VDI we use them for the same purpose, we also duplicate our efforts with hands on measurements. We drive the students through a known radius and measure their [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tonyscotti.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3934743&amp;post=1038&amp;subd=tonyscotti&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Demonstrating Reaction Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a learning point that does not add time to a training program yet can be an invaluable tool.  An exercise you find in most all driver training programs is the Slalom course; a student drives through a series of cones, laid out in a straight line, separated by a known distance at a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tonyscotti.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3934743&amp;post=1028&amp;subd=tonyscotti&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sunglasses &#8211; Help With Reaction Time</title>
		<link>http://tonyscotti.wordpress.com/2010/06/13/sunglasses-help-with-reaction-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While driving if confronted with an emergency scenario, ambush or accident, the driver’s reaction time can be the difference between success and failure. All driving emergencies are a time distance relationship. Anything that delays perception will shorten the amount of time and distance available and lengthen the reaction time which can cause a disaster. Vehicle [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tonyscotti.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3934743&amp;post=992&amp;subd=tonyscotti&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Teen Age Driving Part 2</title>
		<link>http://tonyscotti.wordpress.com/2010/06/11/teen-age-driving-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a reply by Joe Autera to a post on Teen Age Driving – I thought it deserved it own posting By Joe Autera  jautera@vehicledynamics.net    Tony Scotti’s Vehicle Dynamics Institute A couple of thoughts on a subject that we kick around here in the office on a regular basis (some of you have been [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tonyscotti.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3934743&amp;post=985&amp;subd=tonyscotti&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Teenage Drivers and Driver Training</title>
		<link>http://tonyscotti.wordpress.com/2010/06/10/teenage-drivers-and-driver-training/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The July issue of Car &#38; Driver Magazine has an article on Teenage Driving and Driver Education. To quote the article – “Driving is the most deadly thing teenagers do, so why do they get such ineffective training? And so little of it?” Personally I could not agree more &#8211; I would be interested to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tonyscotti.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3934743&amp;post=980&amp;subd=tonyscotti&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why You May Drive Fast</title>
		<link>http://tonyscotti.wordpress.com/2010/06/08/why-you-may-drive-fast/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his book Traffic, Tom Vanderbilt discusses why drivers unknowingly drive faster than they think they are. The information was taken from two studies.  A Drivers Perception of Speed  A study on the perception of speed found that the “average” driver is 15% off; they are driving 15% faster than they think they are. So [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tonyscotti.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3934743&amp;post=975&amp;subd=tonyscotti&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Physics of Racing Series &amp; The Science of Speed</title>
		<link>http://tonyscotti.wordpress.com/2010/05/27/physics-of-racing-series-the-science-of-speed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 00:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Physics of Racing Series &#8211; PHORS &#8211;  This is a series of articles written by Dr. Brian Beckman. The articles are technical in nature, heavy math, but in my opinion it is the single best body of writing on the science of racing, and considered by many to be the definitive work on racing and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tonyscotti.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3934743&amp;post=956&amp;subd=tonyscotti&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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