Could you drift on the moon?

[Zip]

Ive just been thinking this

Because the moon as less gravity then down here it would make it harder to shift the weight of the car around wouldn't it? And that would make it harder to make the back end come out?

 

[ste_bla]

Surely;

Less Gavity = less downforce = less grip = more drifting

 

[tsinc80697]

surely youd just float off though

 

[MrMatteh]

Ive just been thinking this

Because the moon as less gravity then down here it would make it harder to shift the weight of the car around wouldn't it? And that would make it harder to make the back end come out?

Less gravity = less force acting down. sideways would still be the same.

Momentum/MI and all of that...

 

[Zip]

Another question, Would your 0-60mph times be quicker?

 

[Dangerous]

I'd like to drift my Octy up there mucho funo!

 

[MrMatteh]

Another question, Would your 0-60mph times be quicker?

shouldnt be

F=ma etc.. so a=f/m

f = provided by engine
m = mass = the same

although, there will be no air resistance, which would massively help.
but the lower gravity wouldnt affect it

 

[Overlag]

surely youd just float off though

yup... escape velocity would be reached fast i would have thought... although saying that the moon buggy seemed to do some fast speeds...?

2.4 km/s is the escape velocity of the moon, so that is.....5'368.6471 mph

hmm i dont think my fiesta could do 5368mph....lol

 

[MrMatteh]

you need 2.4km/s for escape velocity from the moon

 

[Overlag]

you need 2.4km/s for escape velocity from the moon

stealth edit

 

[Freefaller]

0-60 time might be worse as you might not be able to get the grip down...

 

[MrMatteh]

stealth edit

 

[Jonnycoupe]

Car wouldnt move anyway, no oxygen Nor would anti freeze but up to the task in the shade.

 

[Housey]

I have not got a clue to be honest, but what a tremendous question!

 

[excaliborg]

Car wouldnt move anyway, no oxygen .

this guy is thinking!

 

[nutcase]

Exactly. Just try starting it. we'll worry about drifting when the engine's running

 

[Jonny69]

Your petrol and coolant would boil away in the lack of atmosphere. The tyres would explode in the pressure difference. We're on a no go here

Be interesting to see what sort of power it would make with a sealed fuel system and compressed air though, with the vacuum sucking away at the exhaust.

 

[n3vrmind]

shouldnt be

F=ma etc.. so a=f/m

f = provided by engine
m = mass = the same

although, there will be no air resistance, which would massively help.
but the lower gravity wouldnt affect it

with less downforce traction would suffer, you'd probably just end up kicking up moon dust

no oxygen? what about the tesla roadster

 

[Firestar_3x]

No its full of too many craters

 

[MrMatteh]

who said cars need oxygen to run?

an the moon have huuuuge craters, id hazard a bet at there being a big enough space *in* a crater!