Originally Posted by
RC10Nick
You should listen to the RIP episode with Cliff Lett. They talk about how they came up with the design for the RC10 stealth geometry Masami used in the 1991 Worlds. He very much gives the impression they had no clue what they were doing and just guessing until they came up with something that worked. And what they came up with was what they used going forward on their cars. I think that interview pretty much demonstrates the tuning knowledge they have.
i haven't heard the interview but I don't think the folks of yesterday were that clueless, im sure some were, but its not brain surgery . At the time they were trend setters so yes they dealt with the "unknown" in rc , but it all scales out. We didnt suddenly got a generation of genius. Also tracks of yesterday were night and day compared to todays tracks. Thats probably the biggest change in suspension geometry and the biggest discrepancy in set ups. Pros running perfectly manicured tracks and average joe running nothing close to that. We're way off topic now.