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Old 02-20-2005, 11:15 PM
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Pretty much. If you see alot of racers flipping because they have too much grip, then that's definitely what I call a high-bite track, while if many are spinning out alot, &/or can't get their cars to turn because the whole car is sliding outside in a corner, that's a low-bite track, & medium-bites ones are, well, somewhere in the middle. And as for how a car's setup changes for those kinds of conditions, most of what has to be done is use softer tires for low-bite surfaces, or harder tires for high-bite ones, & you can also see people using thicker shock oil & harder shock springs on hig-bite, & thinner oil & softer springs on low-bite ones(& there are plenty of other adjustments to try, but those are the biggest)....
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