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Originally Posted by Panteracer
Lance,
I always tell everyone when you and the car become one
then it is working.. I know it is tough to figure things out
when you make a bunch of changes to the car.. I am in that
boat now... Looks like things are working out for you
I sometimes tell myself to slow down to go fast.. pushing it
(unless you are Danny Popp) seems to work against you
And seat time, seat time are hard to replace
I hate to say it but taking mine out this weekend to the
coast for a spin.. suppose to be in the 70's here in Kali
No real winter here.. keep at it and have fun that is
why we are doing this
Bob
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Bob,
I stayed away from making changes to the car for most of last season for just that reason. I told Ron that I wanted to work on the driver that year, not the car.
And I have found the need to slow down to go faster at times as well.
What I find happening to me, and I think this is either street tire related or maybe more specifically Falken 615K related...is once I slide the car by over driving it, which ever end I slid, immediately continues to slide in the next few corners even if it isn't being over drove. Usually it's my rear tires...I call it making them angry. If I carry too much speed or exit too hard out of a corner and spin the rear tires...when I go into the corner after that, the rear steps out MUCH earlier than I expect it too...then the whole process compounds on itself and the run is ruined. If I just back it up a tad and don't make that initial slide, they continue to stick for the whole run and I'll put a great time down.
This killed me at the Pro Solo last fall because sitting there at Christmas tree light start with a competitor beside me, I'd launch hard every time and spin the back tires. From then on in each and every run, I couldn't keep the back end under the car and the looseness got continually worse each run. I actually spun the car twice that day...and I NEVER spin this car out on a course.
There were other factors involved as well which made the bad situation worse, but the making the tires angry is one of the things I look back on and realize now and vow to try to avoid in the upcoming season.