That was my poor attempt at a joke, 4 times in the hospital, one for 5 weeks after a Taco Bell excursion. Had to make up a fictitious product name for fear of getting sued. LOL
Sure great to hear you're recovering well, Aaron. How are your check-ups coming along?
Thank you! So far, so good.
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Originally Posted by 57hemicuda
That was my poor attempt at a joke, 4 times in the hospital, one for 5 weeks after a Taco Bell excursion. Had to make up a fictitious product name for fear of getting sued. LOL
Haha, I got ya. So why aren't you signed up for Motorstate?
Time for an update.
First, I've been feeling much better, I'd say I'm a solid 90% and driving the car again only makes me feel better. Good medicine.
Secondly, I've been to a few events this year now. I'm still amazed at the difference with the new chassis, brakes and the wider tires. I literally threw away all my notes from before because the car drives so differently (better different..).
I've been to 2 SCCA events and a test and tune day this past weekend. I had the chance to adjust the Watt's link thru it's full range to feel the difference. I ended up close to my designed nominal position. My rear bar is set on the mid position as well. The car feels very balanced to me on the higher speed courses I've been on (~70-76mph). I think I'm down to small adjustments now. I'm anxious to get it on a big track to see what happens. That'll be soon enough at Gingerman for the Motorstate Challenge this month.
The grip that it has is unreal; again, comparing it to what I had before. I'm gaining trust in its capabilities for sure, but have a way to go since it's such a different driving style than I'm used to.
Here's a few videos. The first is the rear 3-link suspension. I was hoping to see more of the Watt's link, but you can only see the top of the main bracket. I was happy to not see it moving or flexing at all though.
This one is from the Yooper Cup in the Upper Pennisula of MI two weeks ago. Crazy how much sidewall flex you get, and this was 37psi in the Rival S.
Another from the Yooper Cup.
And one from the test n tune event this past weekend in Oscoda