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Originally Posted by sperry
Keep in mind that the toe out that makes the car turn also makes the car unstable in a straight line. Toe out under heavy/high-speed braking has a rather high pucker-factor... we're talking Mt. Dew Extreme levels of pucker factor when you brake late for the corner.
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I couldn't resist.
Jessep (Dean): You want toe out?
Kaffee (Scott): I think I'm entitled to it.
Jessep: You want Toe Out?
Kaffee: I want TOE OUT!
Jessep: You can't handle the Toe Out! Son, we live in a world that has walls and braking zones. And those walls are right next to the braking zones, and the runoff. Who's gonna be there when the car gets a little squirrelly? You? You, Lt. Weinberg? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for straight line stability and you curse the meandering car. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know: that Toe out, while scary, probably saves time. And it's existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves tenths...You don't want the toe out. Because deep down, in places you don't talk about at parties, you want to stay on the track. You need to stay on the track.
We use words like turn in, apex, rotation...we use these words as the backbone to a life spent going faster. You use 'em as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very handling toe provides, then questions the manner in which it provides it! I'd rather you just said thank you and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you shut up and drive. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you're entitled to!
Kaffee: Did you order the code red?
Jessep: (quietly) I drove the car the way I do.
Kaffee: Did you order the code red?
Jessep: Goddamn I don't even like Mountain Dew!!
Edit: In case it isn't clear, this is supposed to be funny, not an attack on Scott in any way.