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Post by flipflopoo1oo on Jul 28, 2015 2:37:03 GMT -6
You or I could spend weeks or years in training our brains to the mind set to only get the bit more out of knowing our set-ups! I'm thinking more of the working of the chassis along with the probabilities of the track conditions and driver 's need for more speed once there at fearless going in to the corners! Most speak of this part or section of the track when talking setups! Snake is not a term I here-- fishtail is and control at high speeds is a powerful set-up feature! Understanding the potential energy exchange from one wheel to another just in spring preloads changing helps tremendously on the balance of power to each drive wheel in pounds and traction even to the 4 wheel steer or both sides holding firmly while taking the corners! Forget the numbers and get down to bare facts of simplicity in none! Study hard and think harder as you drive in your mind and adjust accordingly!
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Post by flipflopoo1oo on Nov 2, 2015 18:09:02 GMT -6
More compact classes poping up and though we have ran them and won it is different by far in limitations by the rules in set-up options! If tires can be different sizes is the first thing! By having a shorter right ft. it helps roll over steer in the rear and puts the most drive power to the right shorter tire to help turn the car with it pulling more as does roll out on the rear wheel drives! Toe out as much as 3/8s of an inch can ease the bind of pushing to the right by steering the inner tire more to the left holding your line or being able to drive under others! Lifting the rear of the car if not stiffing can increase steer in the rear as to not have to steer so hard left in the front! The straighter the car by ease of steer takes the side thrust off that drags the car down in the corners! Simple things as to a very limited class but very worth while in maintaining speed!
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Post by flipflopoo1oo on Nov 10, 2015 7:53:26 GMT -6
Back in the day I watched in amazement as a white late model with OO on it with driver Freddie Smith flew his car in the air on one right rear tire 3/4ths of the way down each side of the track to win hands down and his car up on one right rear tire! It was apparent then as now to me that right drive is the way to win!!! A dancing lesson most drivers will never see or believe possible but yet I have watched others only try! I'm just saying that if wanting to go left, why drive it with the left rear with it hiked and even the air under the left ft. pushing it right! JUST SAYING GUYS!!!
A BALLANCE OF FORCES IS FASTER!!!
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Post by flipflopoo1oo on Nov 24, 2015 11:12:18 GMT -6
I never want the left front off the track as I use the lt. ft. spring to hold the right rear loaded!
The cross from rt. to left rear holds constant left rear while the car tetters across it tranfering pounds of roll factors, frame twist compressing springs, and torque angles in bars adding downward forces! If your frame hikes only on the left rear, the right traction suffers at the mercies of static weight only! This is why it is so hard to control not to mention the excessive left rear and steer added in the process giving you transitions to deal with! The body angle change creates more drag and downforce of pounds you now have to carry! Pounds are pounds but lead on the left rear to hold left rear is better to me than trying to add more when only needing more right rear to ballance traction! Roll over factors to achieve right rear is not so needed as planting the right rear just by lifting the throttle can be achieved! Turning on a dime with pounds of tranfer already there give your driver the edge of safety to hit the turn harder knowing his car will stick!!! A bit more simple than most set-ups to do it this way but has been proven even this year to win for us! None are perfict but it fits more tracks and conditions with out change with it broad rang factors in place! Ask all you need or run
the searches of key words or factors as all has been posted already! Glad to be of help in understanding WHY!!!
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