I know that the tire deformation simulation is already pretty good, but you can never have knowledge and information in excess, right?

Don't know if this has been posted before, but here is a video made by Michelin http://www.michelin.com.br/Con ... Pressao/baixa_pressao.flv

They do some tests like slalom, cornering and braking while cornering with two tire pressures (35 PSI and 16 PSI). Cameras film the tests from different angles, including one camera which shows clearly how the tire deforms.

Hope it's interesting or useful for anyone .

Edit: typo

It seemed like the tire slipped off the bead at 15 psi for a second on the last turn!

Edit: Oh it did!

That is a really good informative video.

Interesting vid - although its an extreme example it does show very clearly that under inflated tyres give much worse performance than tyres in the correct pressure range. Thanks for posting it

Nice find.

Same in super slow motion please.

15 psi looks far more fun around the racetrack.

Quote from Bob Smith :

15 psi looks far more fun around the racetrack.

can you imagine 1st corner chaos with everyone running 15 psi - tyres poping off rims, cars flying

Quote from Glenn67 :

can you imagine 1st corner chaos with everyone running 15 psi - tyres poping off rims, cars flying

Definitelly chaos...

is this vid on youtube anywhere? i dont have 15 min to load the vid

http://archiv.to/?Module=Detai ... ;HashID=FILE4942B6270C067

there you go, thanks to the op really nice vid

Wow! Excelent post! Thanks nfrenay
It's good to see how it changes the performance of the car...

Quote from bob Smith :

15 Psi Looks Far More Fun Around The Racetrack. :d

Qft :d

is this on youtube anywhere? for some reason I've had problems with both the links.

Quote from flymike91 :

is this on youtube anywhere? for some reason I've had problems with both the links.

Found it quickly on YT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL5mb1A6giw

Quote from Bob Smith :

15 psi looks far more fun around the racetrack.

I have never seen a FWD anything drift as gracefully as that guy did...

Quote from Mattesa :

I have never seen a FWD anything drift as gracefully as that guy did...

Hahaha.. Same thoughts here... The pilot is very good, specially considering the kind of car he was driving!