Slippery when wet - Aquaplaning in Motor Racing

Racing in the rain and on a wet track; the risk of aquaplaning is always there. From small car to F1 racer, aquaplaning has always been spectacular, but dangerous too. If it catches you out, its almost impossible to stop. This feature explains the phenomenon in state of the art 3d graphics and shows the performance of intermediates and rain tires out on the race track.

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[nwfklan]

I like when it gets slippery and wet ;)

[Kosmoz86]

@markmorrow8o

that wrangler can't reach the speed to aquaplane, staht's why.

[TheV12ferrari]

@nwfklan Thinking*

[TheV12ferrari]

@nwfklan I was thining of your comment in a sexuell way

[0thingthing0]

mud tyres=no aquaplaning

[NBSV1]

@gsxrDoug Yes. They don't change the brakes for the wet.  Just the tires. The brakes don't work as well in the wet, but you can't brake as hard anyway. Don't know what they do about not cracking the rotors and pads when they're hot and get hit with water.

[daekol]

When the tyre is down to about 3mm i think its time to change them. The risk for aquaplaning is 30% bigger when the tyre has been worn down to about 3mm. But in my country the law is to change when its worn down to 1.6mm.

[markmorrow8o]

I got bf goodrich all terrains on my jeep wrangler rubicon 2009 I hardly aquaplane. lol

[thymen121]

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[LightweightJackal]

@gsxrDoug they were saying that brakes aren't effective at all, the wheels lock instantly anyway.