i thought the law stated they had to be rubber, irrespective of how well they gripped? stupid but maybe i was given a bum-steer... i use grip tape :P
No this is incorrect.
Your foot must be able to grip upon the the brake/accelerator/clutch etc if it is wet. Basically there must be no slippage if the pedals were to ever get wet that's why 'race' pedals are illegal..
The compound on Mugen pedals is a graphite material with the main property of sand is stuck with an epoxy (glue) so it won't come out... Believe me as Ive said this before... These are much better then the rubber material that you would generally have in your car... Go spill water on them deliberately or just wet them up then try and slide your foot up and down...
At the end of the day they will be classified 'illegal" as they are not ADR approved which is what sucks but im sure an engineer would sign off on them.
The accelerator will be though... its all metal! I mainly drive my car on weekends and during the day you'll find me in thongs. So I drive bare foot quite often also. These pedals feel great on the bare foot driver such as myself. The rubbers on the s2k/dc5r are quite harsh though....
What's the worst that could happen if your pedals are wet and you slip off the accelerator? You stop accelerating and loose the race lol. The stock acc pedal is plastic, there is no grip in that
you intend to brake, slip off the brake pedal and run into someone.
This happened to my cousin and nearly happened to me on a few occasions.. I'm actually seriously considering getting these since I've been in a mates car that had them and they're extremely grippy!
I hate rice pedals though.. So might get them then spray them black lol.
Originally Posted by WATAJK
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