A 2.2 tonne racing car has a wheel base 2.4 m and a track of 1.4 m The centre of mass of the car lies at 0.6 m above the ground and 1.4 m from the rear axle. The equivalent mass of engine parts is 140 kg with a radius of gyration of 150 mm . The back axle ratio is 5 . The engine shaft and flywheel rotates clockwise when viewed from the front. Each wheel has a diameter of 0.8 m and a moment of inertia of $0.7 \mathrm{~kg}-\mathrm{m}^{2}$. Determine the load distribution on the wheels when the car is rounding a curve of 100 m radius at a speed of $72 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$ to the left.

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The equations of motion for the car are used to determine the load distribution on the wheels. The equations relate the forces on the wheels to the mass of the car, the velocity of the car, and the radius of the curve. By substituting the given values, we can determine the load distribution on the wheels.

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