Damper systems in GP4 (Don't work?)

Started off with following assumptions for the damper settings: Front: ======= Increasing damper stiffness - Better traction - Poor response over the bumps Softening damper stiffness - Better front end grip Assumption: Softer the better; Rear: ====== Increasing damper stiffness - Reduced traction - Very good high speed corner stability Softening damper stiffness - Better traction - Very poor high speed corner stability Assumption: Harder the better; (Ofcourse varies with circuit) For bumpy surface, I selected Silverstone For high speed cornering, I chose Spa Test1 (Silverstone) ==================== Min Front dampers High to Max Rear dampers Expected: Ideal or nearly perfect driving setup for Silverstone Actual: As Expected Test2 (Silverstone) ==================== Max Front dampers Min Rear dampers Expected: Better turn in, but unstable over bumps. Actual: Nope, car feels absolutely the same as Test 1 Test3 (Spa) =========== Min Front dampers Min Rear dampers Expected: Difficulty at high speed cornering Actual: Nope, car feels absolutely OK! I am not sure about Test 3 though as I setup more rear wing to cut out the oversteer; Maybe that took care of the damper settings? Or maybe the car physics are not so sensitive to dampers? Anyone able to simulate this? S.ir Geoff Crammond around this space? :) Anand -- "Your lungs hit the back of your rib-cage... a double left-hander wrenching your neck off."

[07/24/2006 01:40 AM IST] Anand Nene wrote:

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> Started off with following assumptions for the damper settings: > > Front: > ======= > Increasing damper stiffness > - Better traction > - Poor response over the bumps > > Softening damper stiffness > - Better front end grip > > Assumption: Softer the better; > > Rear: > ====== > Increasing damper stiffness > - Reduced traction > - Very good high speed corner stability > > Softening damper stiffness > - Better traction > - Very poor high speed corner stability > > Assumption: Harder the better; (Ofcourse varies with circuit) > > For bumpy surface, I selected Silverstone > For high speed cornering, I chose Spa > > Test1 (Silverstone) > ==================== > Min Front dampers > High to Max Rear dampers > > Expected: Ideal or nearly perfect driving setup for Silverstone > Actual: As Expected > > Test2 (Silverstone) > ==================== > Max Front dampers > Min Rear dampers > > Expected: Better turn in, but unstable over bumps. > Actual: Nope, car feels absolutely the same as Test 1 > > Test3 (Spa) > =========== > Min Front dampers > Min Rear dampers > > Expected: Difficulty at high speed cornering > Actual: Nope, car feels absolutely OK! > > I am not sure about Test 3 though as I setup more rear wing > to cut out the oversteer; Maybe that took care of the damper > settings? > > Or maybe the car physics are not so sensitive to dampers? > > Anyone able to simulate this?

Anyone? Thanks Anand -- (Button overtakes Alonso)