Tony... I agree 100%. I've had .5-inch and 1-inch stops and it makes NO
differnce at all. Bottom line, if your suspension is soft enough to
allow you onto the stops, you will get BAD results. If the extra .5
makes a difference, then raise your ride height until it doesn't, or
firm up your springs with the 1-inch stops.
--Dave
> I'm not convinced reducing the bumps tops by 0.5 would contribute 1.5 secs
> at Mosport.
> I find setting up quite difficult as practicing the track pays so much
> dividends - especially when returning to one track after a break. Its
> possible to think the setup changes are the reason for dramatic improvements
> (such as 1.5 secs) only to find reverting to your old setup yields the same
> results. I need to do quite a few laps (a lot!) to get consistent before
> setup changes can be judged.
> Go back to 1.0 bumps stops & recheck your times (I could be wrong of
> course!)
> Cheers!
> Tony
> >I realize the .50 bump stops are illegal in GPL. But a while ago I
> downloaded
> >a couple setups that had the .50 bumps. Just recently I tried my current
> >setups to run the .50 bumps stops... WOW! What a huge difference. I
> sawed
> >1.5 seconds of my Mosport time with the Eagle. I am actually very
> dissapointed
> >by this... Should the bump stops be making that large of a difference?
> >Especially since I did not adjust my ride height from what I had been
> using.
> >I am aware of the low ride specials that some have been driving but I never
> >wanted to try them. But with the .50 bumps stops I went from racing with
> the
> >BRM's at Mosport to qualifying on the pole and dueling with Clark and Hill.
> >-ROB
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Dave Schwabe
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