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Originally Posted by nitrorocket
What sucks is the only real way to know what changes are affecting what is to have some type of wind tunnel.
My testing would have to be at Road America down the straight. My buddies who race sport bikes are hitting about 165-170 down the straight. My car accelerates much faster then there bikes do (RC51 & R6) so I should be able to dable at least up to 180-190 there when I am setup and ready to start trial and error testing eventually.
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You don't need a wind tunnel to figure out what to do.
A typical road course will not be a good place to test.
Your car better be set up right if you plan on going anywhere near that fast on a road course as the demands are completely different than for a high speed run. If you haven't been on a road course, the last thing you want there will be an overpowered car. 1,000 HP will not be useable on a road course. Also, you're cooling problems will be even more pronounced, you will need cooling ducts for your brakes there and more.
Best place to test and work things out is the Open Road Races. They won't let you run over 160 as a newbie anyway, so you're looking at multiple races for many reasons.
People don't realize the requirements for each of these are very different:
- A typical road course
- Open road racing (in the Unlimited Division)
- Bonneville/Maxton high speed runs over short distance
John Buscema
XV Motorsports
www.xvmotorsports.com