Originally Posted by
Francis M.
Are you sure that the only variable was the speedo and motor settings? Did you end up finding the right gearing for the balance of temp and speed? as for the 3/10ths, most people will go 3/10ths faster if they spent the whole day putting laps in....
I'm nothing if not methodical... the change was not the result of putting laps in all day. I'd already driven hundreds of laps on this layout. I even went back to sensored only mode to be sure, and couldn't get the same lap times as hybrid mode until I got the motor running 170 degrees. Backing off the gearing or timing just slowed me down. In hybrid mode I could do the same fast lap times and come off at 131 degrees. Each test run was off a freshly topped up LiPO pack and I ran 2 minutes each time. Three laps to get the tires warmed up, then hot laps for the rest of the two minutes. Looked at the best lap times and averages.