Originally Posted by
mtbwrench
I think it’s important to first figure out whether your setup is falling off, your power package is falling off, or if you are falling off(fatigue is a real thing in an 8 minute main). Some things to look at:
- Most importantly: Are you driving clean heats? Because if not… then most of the following doesn’t matter nearly as much.
- Have you done any testing to see how tire prep affects performance at that falloff point? Does it matter?
- Have you done any testing to see how chassis changes affect things long term? Does anything help? (I feel this is most unlikely as chassis setup doesn’t change much in a heat aside from ride height due to tire wear.)
- Are your motor temps okay? Rollout too high/low and causing fade?
- Are you checking battery voltages and IR to see if you’re dumping more aggressively than is typical?
-I usually am in the bottom of the A sort and main at my local track and don’t have a problem with getting into another driver’s car.
-What would be a way to test tire prep? Should I try to let the sauce soak longer?
-Motor seems to come off hot but still cool enough to touch it with your finger for a couple seconds. I should monitor motor temps more carefully with a temp gun.
-I recently purchased a new battery, an EAM stock spec one. IR on it is 1.1-1.3 range. How would I check if the battery is dumping?