Originally Posted by
Volition
I understand socket. I play a Cricket, a crazy English game most similar to baseball for those from the US. It is played on rolled grass pitches & after 20 years experience I can just look at the track and know what adjustments to make.
I love the technical side of car racing and think I'm a pretty good driver for my experience. I can keep up with guys who have done it for a little while. So I'll have a look at the camber tuning forum. I looked at it previously it seemed a lot of people disagreed with it from memory. So I passed it by.
I assume I should get my motor timing & gearing right first. Then move onto car setup. If at a new track, do you agree?
The more I drive the better I'll manage this stuff. Thanks.
There's no substitute for wheel time. The more you drive the better you get. Learning how your car acts and reacts is a big thing. Having your radio comfortable and setup properly is a big thing. You are right, getting the gearing right is a good first step. Car setup.. I start with wheelbase and battery placement. Then it's oil/springs. I don't often end up playing with camber links and shock angles. Run a bunch of laps, set a goal time (total) of turning laps without crashing. Fast laps don't help when you crash on the next one. To me a great setup is one that lets me run a bunch of laps and still feel comfortable at the end of the run.