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Originally Posted by chetly
Maier has flares available. Remember his blue car runs 315's square. Wouldn't be hard to get more tire under the car.
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I want to run on skinnies.... I think that keeps the spirit of what we (Charley - Chet and Pete etc) are trying to do. The changes I'm making are more for a "because" -- and I just feel better with stouter stuff in the car. Upgrading brakes is a matter of trying to get a bit of the feeling the Lotus has entering corners. It just hauls down so quickly it's insane. Obviously in a car that weighs twice as much we're not going to get there - but it's just a good feeling to really have the brakes working well. The suspension changes are a "why wouldn't you" while you're there kind of thing. The car actually goes pretty good as it is... and is fun to drive. I don't need more power.
I think it's hard to explain until you've driven something that is so capable like the Lotus. Then you want just a little of that - in the Mustang etc.
Ron improved the handling so much with such a few simple things -- that it shows you that with a bit more planning and some execution - the car could be that much more -- which for me - is mostly about making it more fun to drive.
In the meantime - I don't want to try to make it something it's not. It's a neat car - that drives pretty well and looks pretty good as is.
When you drive the Lotus -- you can run at about 75% you can take a look at a corner just about anywhere you want to put it. At 80% you can just about outrun anything on the track. What I want from the Mustang is to be able to run WITH the similar cars on the track -- while also feeling really comfortable and not working real hard to do it. That's when you climb out of the car with a big smile on your face and say "man that was fun!".