*Brake like a man (handbrake turns) or don't brake at all!
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Nah, to be fair... interesting points are raised here and it's an interesting front to discuss.
So terry.sc, I understand you could stiffen suspension and you say it's the same regardless of throttle input from the driver... but if there a rule prohibiting what you could see as communication between throttle and steering channels? In other words, is it prohibited to make the spring compressing servo respond to both the steering signal and throttle/brake signal (which is an indication of speed) or to the signals going through the actual sensor cable?
To be honest though, I wouldn't want to go that far... I like the fact that innovations have to be mechanical: it's much more feasable to DIY mechanical mods than electrical ones for most racers - also, it prevents the dependency of drivers to stay competitive by having the very newest electronic gear
And I think if you find such a tight/tiny gap in the rules they will patch it quite quickly by banning your idea.
So in that aspect, mechanical brakes are really quite awesome! I'd say first step is to actually build and test the mechanism to test how much time it can actually win as a proof of concept as the link/project posted earlier in the thread