rec.autos.simulators

by **Eldre** » Sun, 08 Aug 1999 04:00:00

I *hate* an understeering car. It probably has something to do with an
incident with my mom's 1982 Cutlass Ciera(front-wheel drive). I learned in
rear-wheel drive vehicles, and I do NOT like front-wheel drive on snow or
ice...
I prefer a loose car. I'd much rather BACK into something than hit it head
on...

Eldred

__

Put your message in a modem, and throw it in the ***-sea...
remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

by **Chri** » Sun, 08 Aug 1999 04:00:00

I once read a quote from a European Ralley driver. Paraphrased,
it went like this:

"Oversteer is when you feel fine and your navigator is scared
s***less. Understeer is when your navigator feels fine and
YOU are scared s***less."

-Chris-

---Two wheels are better
---Proud owner of a 1998 ZX-9R

Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Share what you know. Learn what you don't.

by **Aubre** » Sun, 08 Aug 1999 04:00:00

>Aubrey when I hear you say you are loosing time mid-corner... That could
>mean your car is not "hooking" up early enough. When you are getting back
>on the gas you are probably getting some wheel spin in the rear tires. Try
>to figure out a way not to get the car too tight (understeer) as to make it
>harder to drive into the corner, but it seems as if they (hotlappers) are
>getting a better run off the corners, based on what you are saying.
>Therefore, it is probable that actually increasing your Rear Tire PSI's may
>not be your optimum solution, it could actually hurt the acceleration after
>they heat up. (Get some tire spin on exit).

>Bill / Amish on TEN

>Tell me what you think...

Nnnnnn...no. My acceleration looks OK. My top speeds are about right, and
GPLdump shows very little time lost when I'm accelerating. To put it more
clearly, I'm simply braking too early. This might make you think I don't
brake hard enough, but GPLdump shows me slowing down at the same rate as the
hotlappers, even when trailbraking. So no problems with my braking
technique. The catch is, I wouldn't need to brake so much if I wasn't so
slow midcorner.

I realize drving style is more important than setup, but I think that if you
like a really strange setup, that's an indication of a poor driving style.
So in a sense the two go hand in hand. Get used to a new setup, and your
driving style just might improve.

by **mark jeangerar** » Mon, 09 Aug 1999 04:00:00

I think fast setups will help a lot though. The other night I picked up a
setup on VROC. Now I have been strictly a 130 guy at Monza and a devoted
Ferrari driver. But I put in a 128.5 in the lotus, which I have driven less
than ten times since the final release, within twenty laps.

Why? Because I realized that the car was not going to produce a 26 (It's
advertised time) the way I was driving it. I made a mistake which turned
solid and I had a revelation. I now understand how to drive faster than I
did before. I'm not even going to try to explain the technique for two
reasons.

I think that when you are doing 7's at Watkins like I am, It's not so much
that you can't make the setup change as you don't know what to change. Your
setup is a result of your driving style. As the setup progresses there is a
point where you decide "this is working good", which it very well may be.
Just that Wolfgang knows how to do it better and your setup won't work well
in that arena. :-)

--
Mark Jeangerard
www.soundchaserweb.com
New Mexico USA

rec.autos.simulators

GPL Tire Pressures

GPL Tire Pressures

GPL Tire Pressures

GPL Tire Pressures

GPL Tire Pressures