Omaha Vette Graveyard wrote:
Also, rear-heavy cars tend to have narrower front tires to avoid oversteer issues, and that can create problems with braking in a high-traction environment when a higher percentage of the stopping power is in the front.
If one were on a low traction surface, I figure they'd want 70+% on the rear during acceleration and 70+% on the front during braking.
This is an example of why I called the rear-engine layout "largely misunderstood" in my original post. The car with the tire width distribution more closely matching its weight distribution starts of with the advantage when all four tires are being worked. Especially in higher powered cars, where even neutral and front-heavy cars also generally have wider rear (narrower front) tires in opposition to their weight distribution, this results in braking typically favoring the rear-heavy cars. Similarly, 70% on the front during braking would be closest to 'ideal' for a reverse-trike.