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Old 09-22-2003, 03:21 AM
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Default Re: Re: 1st Race with barracuda

Originally posted by RedBullFiXX
Tc3:
Can you explain the surface you race on, and what tyre/inserts worked best ?

-For more aggressive steering you may want to try...
moving Front and rear dampers out on tower and suspension arm, to the full outside positions.
-Make sure you have at least 1/2 deg toe-out up front.
-Pay attention to the droop settings, less front droop will transfer less weight to the rear under power, hence more front bite.
-If the traction is high a stiffer rear suspension will cause more understeer on the Cuda.

Also have a look at the "Reedy Race" setup at www.alexracingusa.com
We had a lot of steering there.
the surface is a medium-high grip asphalt. it is rough ( i dont know the correct english word).
pics of this track can be found here: http://www.black-forest-racer.de/strecke.html

i used the same suspension geometry, as on the reedy race setup, just with 0.5 deg front toe out, and 1 deg camber.
i used plenty of droop, and a front oneway.
i had to use the 0,8mm stabi in front, because the heck was lose on corner entry..
as for the stiffer rear suspension, i didnt know, that it might increase rear traction
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