> > Last night I ran my first post patch laps at Lowes. I ran 50 laps on
> > Fast then 50 laps on Expert. Blap on Fast was 30.133 and on Expert
> > Blap was 29.699. Both seem fairly comfortable except I am bottoming
> > out into 1 and out of 2 with Expert. I am going to use Expert as a
> > starting point and will adjust ride height to work on the bottoming
> > out.
> > Are those times in range for those setups?
> > What should I work on to get the times down?
> > Also what tire temps are you seeing with these setups?
> > thanks
> > bpostma
> Please allow me to add an additional question with yours.
> What is the proper way to adjust excessive bottoming?
> Raising ride height, or increasing spring rates?
Actually, at Lowe's, to reduce bottoming out you have to enter the corners
about a half lane higher up the race track. Otherwise you want have a less
competitive aero-stance to the car. Bottoming out and the subsequent spins
are always a danger at that track with the *right* setup. I hvean't run
there much in 2003, but that's the way its been until now in the Papy
series'.