great, mentally challenging course. i woke up this morning realizing one place i had interpreted all wrong!! however "no gravel"???? by the 8th run group i could not launch at all at the start.. tire
Fair enough.. The start was pretty deep even in the third run group. It was exciting getting my little car off the line with 138hp... Got a tire question too.. The paddock was all gravel, so by the t
You didn't lose tire, you gained rocks. :) The stickier the tire, the more rocks. Even the trip from the grid to the start line tires picked up gravel. With the standing start, the rear tires cleaned
I agree the course was great, and the drive home was very pleasant compared to the normal stuck in traffic forever deal we get on Sunday's. Now I just need to figure out why my car displayed more und
in general the sticker the surface/tires the more a car will understeer. the most basic way to control the steady state steer characteristic (under/over steer) is with sway bar tuning. however, the s
Hey James et. al.- Since in stock one can only add/change the front sway bar would it be worth while for me to look into this to try to prevent this kind of roll: http://www.rehrer.com/racing/bodyRol
shocks only affect the transition to the steady state (which of course is important). once it is ready they dont affect the amount of roll. id say the stock bar in virtually EVERY street-production c
Put a bigger front bar in it, come out to the AAS event next week and see if it helps, then you will have a better idea if you need to change or adjust after that. Jesus
Interesting photos. The sad thing is that I assume all of those cars are running R-tires and I get comparable roll with street tires... Also I don't think I will be lifting any tires in the 3300lb be
The Civic/CRX's may be running small front bars so they don't get wheelspin. On any front engine/rear drive Stocker, get the biggest front bar you can find, adjustable if possible! Charlie