diff --git a/automobiles_trans_am/entities.lua b/automobiles_trans_am/entities.lua
index 6d38481..2fb0c85 100755
--- a/automobiles_trans_am/entities.lua
+++ b/automobiles_trans_am/entities.lua
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ minetest.register_entity("automobiles_trans_am:trans_am", {
         
 		local later_speed = automobiles_lib.dot(velocity,nhdir)
         local dynamic_later_drag = trans_am.LATER_DRAG_FACTOR
-        if longit_speed > 8 then dynamic_later_drag = dynamic_later_drag/(longit_speed) end
+        if longit_speed > 8 then dynamic_later_drag = 0.5 end
         local later_drag = vector.multiply(nhdir,later_speed*
             later_speed*dynamic_later_drag*-1*automobiles_lib.sign(later_speed))