Gregs track car
Greg,
I understand what a person can learn from Ron but I really think the
hard part is being a good enough driver to really understand that
it is working. I drove my firebird for almost three years straight with
ok suspension, bad ball joints etc.. I adjusted to what the car could do
Later we fixed some things, change some spring rates and it was much
better...trust me I won a lot of events with the car autocrossing but
really did not change much at first. Now I have coil overs (in front) double
adjustable shocks, new springs and it is better yet. I am making some more changes and need time
in the car but not sure I am smart enough to say it is finally handling
the best.. I guess if you start out right with someone like Ron's setup
and then start to tweak it...
My Can Am buddy hired an expert for a few races... we changed
some settings one way then went the other way and searched for
what is the best.. car time for that car is very limited... I used to
run against guys that ran 46 weekends a year.. now that is seat
time.. I always told my buddies when you and the car become one
then you know you are fast...having two completely different
cars does not help...
I guess changing things is what we need to do even if we think
it is good because it can always be better
Years ago in ESP "my old scca class" a guy from Socal came up for a
National event.. I was just starting and had not qualified for the event.
His car had 33 spring changes that year.. it was a pro solo
so they qualify and he was #1... end of the day before the
main event the next day he is under the car changing the rear sway bar
Car was the fastest but not good enough for him... driver knew...
most of us would have said we are good to go
I am hoping to learn how to tune my suspension and from what
I am thinking changing it back and forth is the only way to find out??
Panteracer
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