Torque steer...

I was looking over some old backups and came across this wee gem, a piece I wrote for a magazine 6 years ago explaining front-wheel-drive torque steer as it relates to unequal length driveshafts. (Non car nuts: that's when you stomp on the accelerator and the steering wheel wrenches to the left. Or right. Depends on the car).

I just read it again and it still makes sense. Might as well post it here for the entertainment and enlightenment of those of you who like this sort of thing...

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EMAIL CHANGE

Hey everyone, it's new email time!

new email: growler[current year]@orcon.net.nz

so, if it were 1987, my email address would be growler1987@orcon.net.nz

Of course, its not 1987, its 2006. You figure it out. With some luck the spambots wont, and in a months time I'll have a new one, which will last a whole year.

And if that doesnt work, I'll switch to MONTHLY email addresses. Hah! catch me if you can...