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Table 1. Test Data and Resulting Drag Factors

TEST CONDITIONS: WET SURFACE

Test No

Speed at Lockup

Skid Distance

Timer No 1

Timer No 2

Timer No 3

m

Radar

Speedometer

(mph)

(mph)

(feet)

(sec)

(sec)

(sec)

(distance)

(time)

1

30.0

***

64.4

2.71

2.79

2.75

0.467

0.497

2

34.0

***

76.3

2.65

2.64

2.80

0.506

0.574

3

31.0

***

62.2

2.76

2.84

2.67

0.516

0.512

4

31.0

***

67.3

2.86

2.82

2.97

0.477

0.490

5

32.0

***

63.5

2.80

2.94

3.00

0.539

0.500

6

42.0

45

108.2

3.73

3.74

3.76

0.545

0.511

7

40.0

45

118.4

4.08

3.91

3.95

0.451

0.458

8

41.0

45

120.1

3.77

3.89

3.91

0.468

0.484

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