[Shotimes] advice on autocross handling

[Don McKinnon (AST)]

Joseph,
You did not state what the cargo coils rates are, can you state what rates those are in terms of
rate and progressive or linear.

Don McKinnon

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From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
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Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 6:52 PM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: [Shotimes] advice on autocross handling


I am asking for advice on setting up my 91 for an upcoming autocross.
PLEASE don't give glib responses, I really want substantial advice.  (You
know who you are.)  I pose you a multi-dimensional problem.  Please respond
to the whole thing.

As some of you read in the recent "Annie" thread, I went Solo II
autocrossing in this car on 8/3 and found the rear end was WAY too loose.
The configuration then was:  Eibachs front, Cargo Coils rear, 24/26 bars
(rubber front, Delrin rear), Goodrich R1 comp tires (45 front, 40 rear),
Quaiffe, SHOnut bias plugs, stock brakes, REAR strut-tower brace (not
front).  My sense about this setup was that the rear end was (between the
Delrin SFB bushings and rear STB) way too firm.

At the same location, same club, on Sept. 13, we're having another go at
Solo II.  There are two key possible differences to be aware of:

-- IF AND ONLY IF I am able to convince my hyper-conservative 16-year-old
(same one who went to Driver's Edge) to give it a go, I would like to get
him out there for some "driver education" in my 91.  Parents of teenagers,
you know what I mean.  I will not push him, but I will want him to have the
experience of pushing himself and (not necessarily to the same degree) the
car.  He would need a mildly conservative setup, I think.

-- Our club seems to run hot and cold.  If the president (Rick) is out of
town, everybody relaxes and the course is higher speed, using fewer cones
and a much more open, high-speed layout.  If Rick is in town, he uses every
cone the club owns, and sets up a tight, lower-speed, technical course (to
suit his Civic RSi, it's been said more than once).  We don't know which EM
will be in charge of the upcoming event.

My son Patrick would run as a novice (obviously) with me in the passenger
seat, and he would run much more for learning than for anything else.  IF I
can get him to run, "successful" runs for him would supersede any interest
in my own runs.

Aside from switching to rubber or ASB bushings in the rear, do you have any
other advice on setting up this car or preparing my son for the event?

Thanks!

Joseph van Oss
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