On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 11:34 AM, Phil Pugliese (via tml list)
<xxxxxx@simplelists.com> wrote:

>>
>>  Well, I recall reading long.
>>  ago that motors in the wheels was to be
>>  avoided because you want to minimize the
>>  "unsprung weight" in the
>>  car.
>>  Something about riding better or being easier to control.
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> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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> Back when I was into moto-cross the rule of thumb, for motorcycles anyway, was that one lb of unsprung weight = 3-5 lbs of sprung weight as far as handling was concerned...
>

I wonder how that changes with "active suspension" technologies?