Grassroots Motorsports magazine, Dec. issue has 914 brake tech article Options

[SP9146]

I don't usually read this magazine but saw on the cover a mention of the 914 article so I bought it. Excellent explanation of the upgrades to BMW front calipers, etc.

This was actually one of the last articles in a series about their 914 project car. Has anyone read any of the articles, are they worth trying to find?

Pete

[Brad Roberts]

I'm not Brant..but..

Momentum cars are cars that appear in your mirrors suddenly but cannot pass you on the straights. It means he is faster than you. It also means we rarely even *touch* the brakes. I watched it all day today. People with BIG brakes and BIG engines come up to the corner as fast as they can and bring the car to almost a complete stop before turning the corner... then use all that BIG power to exit the corner. Basically NO entry speed. A momentum car carries almost the same entrance speed as it does exit speed (no MPH loss.) People who learn momentum in under powered cars go on and learn to be VERY fast in cars with power. They are typically smoother in the powerful big braked car than the new guy. They know how to use the power and keep the car on edge. People who come out of go carts already know momentum.


B