>Well, last night my "hot" new setup for Martinsville earned 2nd
>in Qual and several laps as leader against stiff competetion. But, as
>the tires got hot I got slower and slower and one by one the other
>racers got by. Eventually RIGHT FRONT got so HOT it blew out!!
> I have problems on other tracks too. Building a setup that is
>fast but does'nt chew up the ***.
> If you have any suggestions on what I might try I'd sure
>appreciate them. ( Include your Hawaii name and I'll move over and let
>you by, ONCE <G> )
> Larry Linthicum
> Kimshew "on hawaii"
You didn't say how many laps it took for your RF to blow. With my current
Martinsville setup, I can run about 50 laps of 98's with a few 99's and
100's sprinkled in if I push it. After that it kind of settles into the
high 97's and low 98's for another 30 laps. After about 95 laps or so, I
need new right side "tars". Out of amu***t, I once drove until the RR
blew out at about 105 laps. I don't know of anyone who doesn't run out of
tar before they run out of fuel (but if someone has a setup that will last
on tars, I'd love to swap with you <G>).
In any case, it sounds like either your setup is pushing or you're driving
too hard into the corners. If the car is not loose getting off the corners,
try taking out some wedge or moving some weight forward. If the car starts
to feel loose coming off the corner, try softening the RF shock or
stiffening the LR shock.
Dave "davids" Sparks
Sequoia Motorsports
