| GregWeld |
09-24-2015 10:49 AM |
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Originally Posted by DBasher
(Post 617321)
I'll vouch for the suspension being garbage, it's hanging on the wall of shame in my shed. Like I told Greg when he gave it to me was he'd have been better off using tennis balls and rebar for springs and shocks. :knokwood:
Charlie have you driven the new and improved yet?
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That's never going to happen....
If he drove it now - he'd think that's the way it always was. LOL
Funny thing happened along the way. Prior to the Ron Sutton suspension redeux.... My goal was to try to get thru a track weekend without spinning. It never happened. I'd spin before the two days were up. Since then ZERO spins... and lap times are down considerably! Do I have more time in the car... yes... Did I have lots of driving school time before I bought the car?? Yes... including 3 trips to Bondurant and 1 to Ron Fellows. Did I spin at any of those driving schools? ZERO. NADA. Have I looped the much faster Lotus... yep. Once when I tried to go too deep into turn 11 at Sonoma... and lifted (a big mistake in a car that has 63% rear weight bias).
Is it a sin to spin?
Not in my book.... we're amateurs that try to drive like we're some kind of pro racer boys. We're in the car, on track, 3 or 4 times a year.... and I know for me - I'm still trying different lines and trying to learn and do what Sutton is asking of me. It's a steep learning curve that you just hope isn't too costly. LOL
Even spinning in the Yellow Group (beginners) is a learning curve... small things like cold track and cold tires... incorrect tire pressures... forgetting where you are on track... letting your street driving carry over to track driving (completely different)...
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