Greg Weld on the track today

[GregWeld]

I will give Lotus a "shout out" - they're very free with their information and actually have copious "notes" that are there for the taking - regarding the entire chassis set up - with "X" tire (the dog crap Advan A048) and "slicks"… These notes give a great deal of detail regarding every facet. They explain - if you do "X" then you can expect to also adjust "A and B" and get "X" feel from the car -- and doing "Y" means you need to do "C and D and B" in order to get a different result.


In speaking with Lotus -- they don't consider Hoosier R6's as "slicks"… too funny -- but there are REAL SLICKS from Hoosier and others… and the R6's are considered to be less than that. Of course you can order "slicks" in various compounds from soft to hard - and the R6's are just what they are. For track days…. R6's will be a major step up from the "street/track" compound used in the A048's - and I suspect the the A048's where a bit used up as far as heat cycles go.


Here's my thoughts on all of this…. I'm going to just make base adjustments due to changing to "slicks"…. I've adjusted the aero wing for "MAX" downforce (I certainly don't care about maximum top speed) and we'll just go with that. My driving is the main difference between happy tail and not… so until I get that part fixed - the car will be just fine… and I'll just learn what's to be expected and roll with it.