[FASTFATBOY]

Mike Skeen at the wheel, those two Stangs are making some grits under the hood.

http://youtu.be/FKpWiT0A_9A

[mr.beachcomber]

Sounds like the Ford has managed to build (and program) an ABS much like Stan was referring to in one his posts above. A computerized system can always react faster than a human to changing, variable inputs. The C4 Vette's ABS is pretty much an all or nothing type of system on the road or track. The C5's ABS is much more adaptable to individual wheel conditions. (It's fully integrated into the traction control system.) The C6's ABS is supposed to be awesome period. Maintains vehicle stablity in the wet (which is hard when you're constantly hydroplaning)!

Here's a link to Dennis Grant's page on ABS. (For those of you that aren't SCCA auto-xers, Dennis is a Chrysler Engineer and one of the primogenitors of the popular Street Modified class which allows just about every mod you can think of except slicks and a stripped interior.) Notice that Dennis describes a peak in braking just prior to activating ABS. Hitting that peak is the target and is extremely hard to do consistently. Still on a dry surface, it's faster braking than activating ABS in my experience. However, ABS in the wet is an absolute requirement when running w-i-d-e tires either on the street or track. (Drove a friend's 2007 Z06 on the back roads of NC, and that Vette would activate ABS for dew on the road! Very Impressive.)