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Old 09-20-2011 | 01:43 PM
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JDFire
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All really good points.

Originally Posted by ByteStream
If I don't wipe the excess dope from my tires with a towel before I race, then it takes longer for the car to settle in.
I don't think it is the excess dope as when I say it is harder to drive I mean is it has a little too much steering that I have to be really smooth about my driving to not loop out or traction roll. I have also changed how I dope and I have been wiping my tires before every race (more than I was after I made the current changes). What do you think after what I said above? Should I try to dope less or maybe wipe the tires more?

Originally Posted by ByteStream
If I don't stay in the groove, the the car gets unsettled and picks up fuzz and other stuff, making it push in the last 5 laps.
In regards to the groove. That could be what is causing this. Question for you. When you get outside of the grove does the car feel good for a few more laps and then start to mess up?

Originally Posted by ByteStream
If you think the car can be improved, then ... ? Figure out what you want it to do and make a change. You can always change it back.
I am not sure what I can improve to make the car last longer. If I add more steering it might add more of the hard to drive laps and cause the middle to be less which would lower my lap times. Should I try and add more steering to get the car to last longer?

Last edited by JDFire; 09-20-2011 at 02:03 PM.
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