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How does camber affect Indycar Racing?

Greg Cis

How does camber affect Indycar Racing?

by Greg Cis » Sat, 11 Dec 1993 05:12:44


>      I've been playing Indycar Racing w/ Paul Page  and I was wondering, what
>are the actual effects done to the handling and speed of the car when you
>change the toein/toeout/camber of the tires? Because I had a setup at MIS that
>gave me laps of 223mph and a friend of mine with a steadier hand a 226+ lap. I
>want to go for the lap record of 230.8mph. The current toe setup was the one
>that the ace used. I changed tire staggers and wings to the point of no return
>(.135" STAGGER,3.60 degrees on the rear wing, and 3.55 degrees on the front
>wing) on the ford cosworth powerplant in a lola 93 chassis. Any tips on how to
>change the camber or other ways of success in going for the record? Let me know
>if you have any ideas on this track so I can help deal with the others.
>                   Jim' Da Bear ' Marusak

>           'A wanna be crew chief who's currently a weather man in disguise'

Iv'e gotten a 233 mph at Michigan with the ACE setup. You might want to try different
chassis/engine combos. Hmmm.... There are alot of possibilies :)    Also, make
sure your tires do not squeal in the turns. Adjust your driving, or setup to
accomplish this. And stay in the groove.
<JRM..

How does camber affect Indycar Racing?

by <JRM.. » Fri, 10 Dec 1993 21:18:57

      I've been playing Indycar Racing w/ Paul Page  and I was wondering, what
are the actual effects done to the handling and speed of the car when you
change the toein/toeout/camber of the tires? Because I had a setup at MIS that
gave me laps of 223mph and a friend of mine with a steadier hand a 226+ lap. I
want to go for the lap record of 230.8mph. The current toe setup was the one
that the ace used. I changed tire staggers and wings to the point of no return
(.135" STAGGER,3.60 degrees on the rear wing, and 3.55 degrees on the front
wing) on the ford cosworth powerplant in a lola 93 chassis. Any tips on how to
change the camber or other ways of success in going for the record? Let me know
if you have any ideas on this track so I can help deal with the others.
                   Jim' Da Bear ' Marusak

           'A wanna be crew chief who's currently a weather man in disguise'
Eric B. Malle

How does camber affect Indycar Racing?

by Eric B. Malle » Sun, 12 Dec 1993 03:54:16


>      I've been playing Indycar Racing w/ Paul Page  and I was wondering, what
>are the actual effects done to the handling and speed of the car when you
>change the toein/toeout/camber of the tires? Because I had a setup at MIS that
>gave me laps of 223mph and a friend of mine with a steadier hand a 226+ lap. I
>want to go for the lap record of 230.8mph. The current toe setup was the one
>that the ace used. I changed tire staggers and wings to the point of no return
>(.135" STAGGER,3.60 degrees on the rear wing, and 3.55 degrees on the front
>wing) on the ford cosworth powerplant in a lola 93 chassis. Any tips on how to
>change the camber or other ways of success in going for the record? Let me know
>if you have any ideas on this track so I can help deal with the others.
>                   Jim' Da Bear ' Marusak

>           'A wanna be crew chief who's currently a weather man in disguise'

the only REAL way that camber would affect the speed is that if your tires
are unbalanced, they will heat up faster (or at least the part on the ground)
and will become uncontrollable more easily (optimum range is 250-300 deg. F.)
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