The Corvette ZR1's 233-MPH run had to start in a virtual world (opens in new tab)

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> The team thinks the difference comes down to the tire diameter increasing at speed, something the simulation can’t handle — not yet, at least.

Surely it's more complicated than that, dia = (speed * c1) ^ c2 wouldn't do?

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(theverge.com)

1 pointsshrumm1y ago1 comments

> The team thinks the difference comes down to the tire diameter increasing at speed, something the simulation can’t handle — not yet, at least.

Surely it's more complicated than that, dia = (speed * c1) ^ c2 wouldn't do?

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