Just back from corner balance and alignment. Specs inside.
09-24-2004, 12:33 PM
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That's ambitious!
A few of the guys at the Elkhart Lake event I just attended were talking about having done this...
For what it's worth, having never really pushed my car in any capacity before and never having driven anything on a racetrack before, I thought my little S4 handled quite well! Granted, being a "rookie" , I doubt I ever exceeded 80% of the car's potential, but it's a 00 with 70K "grandma driving" miles on it - no shakes, no shimmies, no strange noises - felt very balanced and controlled. I'd love to see just what a difference there is in a balanced car.
I wish I could make it to your track event, but I'm all out of vacation for the year.
Do a nice writeup, and I'll try to make it next year!
For what it's worth, having never really pushed my car in any capacity before and never having driven anything on a racetrack before, I thought my little S4 handled quite well! Granted, being a "rookie" , I doubt I ever exceeded 80% of the car's potential, but it's a 00 with 70K "grandma driving" miles on it - no shakes, no shimmies, no strange noises - felt very balanced and controlled. I'd love to see just what a difference there is in a balanced car.
I wish I could make it to your track event, but I'm all out of vacation for the year.
Do a nice writeup, and I'll try to make it next year!
09-24-2004, 12:50 PM
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Diagonals. LF + RR vs. RF + LR.
As you increase the load on one corner it will increase the load on that diagonal and decrease it on the other diagonal. Put more weight on the LF and the RR will also go up. Both the RF and LR weight will go down.
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09-24-2004, 02:25 PM
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That depends on the track.
At the Nürburgring there is a jump that I take at 250 km/h as well as a bunch of fast corners so then it would. There are a few tracks in the USA that have sweeping high-speed corners so it would be critical there too.
I'd be more concerned about emergency lane changes on the road though. Above 100 MPH it would make some difference. Faster and it starts making a big difference.
Stephen
I'd be more concerned about emergency lane changes on the road though. Above 100 MPH it would make some difference. Faster and it starts making a big difference.
Stephen