Flat floored??

[iguana]

Seen this description a few time ref caterhams & I have no idea what it means.

[jeremyc]

Making sure that each corner weighs exactly the same i.e. the suspension is set up so that the car is perfectly balanced.

The term 'flat flooring' comes from the fact that you have to set it up on a completely level surface.

Note that eating too may pies after all the careful work can put it all out of kilter.

[iguana]

Ahh I see, bloomin' caterham speak- they can't just say corner weighted like every other person then!!



I dunno about the pies JC, but a big fat ba$tard lizard sat beside you cant have helped much then either

[jeremyc]

iguana said:

I dunno about the pies JC, but a big fat ba$tard lizard sat beside you cant have helped much then either

No amount of corner weighting would have made any difference with that much standing water and cut slicks.

[rubystone]

Jeremy left out, but later alluded to, the most important element of flat flooring - should always be done with a weight equal to that of the driver on the driver seat or if normally driven mostly two up - to be set up with weight equal to driver in driver seat and weight equal to passenger in passenger seat.

Can clearly only be done on Caterhams with adjustable platforms (only a standard fitment on Superlight, SLR & SLR500). Makes a huge difference to, IMHO.

[JenkinsComp]

"Flat floored" can also mean that the underside of the car is totally flat, using (usually) aluminium sheet to create a totally flat underside, panelling in the engine and improving the airflow under the car. Caterham have done this to the new SV-R, and added a diffuser to speed the air on its way out from under the car and reducing lift.

[griff2be]

JenkinsComp said:

"Flat floored" can also mean that the underside of the car is totally flat, using (usually) aluminium sheet to create a totally flat underside, panelling in the engine and improving the airflow under the car. Caterham have done this to the new SV-R, and added a diffuser to speed the air on its way out from under the car and reducing lift.

That was my understanding of 'flat floored'. Not allowed in the regs of the Tuscan Challenge. But it may appear on Peter Wheeler's car - presumably for development purposes only.

I always thought 'corner weighting' was the term used to describe er, corner weighting.

I'm with the Lizard on this one!

[rubystone]

hmmm I certainly remember Audi's Touring car squad using this term when they brought their own special flat floor to every racing circuit the BTCC ran at in 1995. This was to ensure that the car was indeed corner weighted correctly - but to do this you first have to make sure that the car is sitting level, hence the need for adjustable spring platforms on a Caterham...and the need for Audi's flat floor in teh BTCC....

[griff2be]

rubystone said:

hmmm I certainly remember Audi's Touring car squad using this term when they brought their own special flat floor to every racing circuit the BTCC ran at in 1995. This was to ensure that the car was indeed corner weighted correctly - but to do this you first have to make sure that the car is sitting level, hence the need for adjustable spring platforms on a Caterham...and the need for Audi's flat floor in teh BTCC....

Us mere mortals make do with the flat area in the scrutineering bay for suspension adjustment....

Are you sure it isn