Air ride.....Mini tub poll

[bret]

I swear.. an Air Ride car could win every race for a solid year and still some would go.. "yea, but on paper it doesn't work" ... lol

You know...if it was easy, success would not be as tasty. I look back at how long it took electronic ignition to catch on....and electronic fuel injection...and radial tires... and so on.

I am not offended by all of this...I am encouraged. It motivates us to continue hardcore product development and gives us a reason to go to the track. That HAS to be a good thing...right?

I car truly sympathize with the guys who, at this point, are not sure if air suspension is the next electronic ignition...or the next "Spintech" wheel.
For me...its all good!

I would like to point out one thing about the Pigeon Forge event. The track used for AutoX H was unlike anything we had encountered to that point. The severe transition from the flat to the banked portion of the track caused many cars that had been normally well set up to bottom out or become otherwise "upset". The tunability of the air suspension allowed us to adapt to that situation fairly quickly with a minumum of effort [and no changed components].
On paper, this situation could have been accommodated with a traditional suspension. In the real world...score one for air ride.