[alfa] ES/SZ chassis

[C M Smith <cmsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The European Milano was badged the 75. The SZ (the production version of 
the ES show car) was developed from the racing version of the 75. It was a 
rear drive, transaxle design.

Skidpad numbers are very much influenced by tires and road surface. Only 
relative numbers can be used for comparison i.e. same day same road same 
temperatures etc. If one car has radically stickier tires then the numbers 
do not indicate superiority of suspension design. Tires are huge in 
traction tests. For example, some tires can actually slow a car's 
acceleration if it is underpowered for the high grip developed by the 
sticky tires.

I also thought skidpad numbers could be doctored by selecting the ideal 
radius of circle for the particular car, some suspension works better in 
tighter turns, some in longer radius turns.

Cheers

Michael Smith
White 1991 164L
Original owner
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