Tire Friction

  Having the proper tires when it comes to drifting can make it a lot easier. There is many types of tires that can be mounted to a car. For example, you can have summer tires which have some tread, winter tires with studs that will have thicker tread, all season tires which will have the thickest, and "slicks" which have the least amount of tread. Depending on the environment will determine the type of tire will be best suited for drifting. Regardless of the choice of tire you pick there is going to be friction between the ground and the tire. There is two types of friction which are kinetic friction and static friction. Kinetic friction this is the force that opposes motion and static friction is the force that keeps an object stuck on a surface and prevents its motion. To break this friction you need to know the friction coefficient of rubber on the surface you are driving on. The coefficient of rubber on concrete is about 0.68 and 0.15 on ice. These values indicate how much force it will take to break friction from a rest, the lower the coefficient the easier it is to break exceed that force. This plays a major roll  when it comes to drifting because if you have the correct tires and the correct environment you will be able to perform a drift with the least amount of resistance

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