Discussion
itsallyellow said:
What effect on handling does increasing the offset have on the front wheels.
Will having a greater offset on the front cause instability??
Mike
Can't see it making much - if any difference, if presumably you are talking less that 5 or 10mm spaced each side.Will having a greater offset on the front cause instability??
Mike
Any increase on the front, I'd do on the back too to keep the reallative tarck approc in balance.
Mike - the other things I could have suggested last night were rose jointing the suspension and a sequential box. As we discussed, widening the track should be done via the wishbones, not wheel offset as it could destroy wheel bearings and/or end in catastrophic hub failure. Which is never nice.
teamHOLDENracing said:
The other thing I'd suggest would be to bung someone like Phil Keen a few quid to go testing with you. If he's 2 seconds a lap quicker than you then you don't need to spend money on the car...
No one want to find out there are not as fast as they think they are - have you done this Andy?Not yet - but only because we've just completed the build and taken the car out once for a shakedown. Its absolutely the next item on the to do list. Why wouldn't you do it?
I'm fortunate to have access to a couple of seriously good engineers and I've taken their advice on using someone who is the best they have worked with for giving feedback on cars. Its a happy coincidence that I know him anyway.
Lets face it, I'm not the most experienced driver in the world and I've had 30 minutes of seat time in the whole of 2008. I can't drive a car and tell the difference between 0.5mm of toe in/out. But I know a man who can.
Worst case scenario you find out there are 'x' seconds a lap already in the car that you're not taking advantage of. No expensive upgrades required, you work on your driving instead. Or he helps you find a number of problems with the car that you weren't aware of. Or you find you are just as good as him. None of these are bad outcomes are they?
I'm fortunate to have access to a couple of seriously good engineers and I've taken their advice on using someone who is the best they have worked with for giving feedback on cars. Its a happy coincidence that I know him anyway.
Lets face it, I'm not the most experienced driver in the world and I've had 30 minutes of seat time in the whole of 2008. I can't drive a car and tell the difference between 0.5mm of toe in/out. But I know a man who can.
Worst case scenario you find out there are 'x' seconds a lap already in the car that you're not taking advantage of. No expensive upgrades required, you work on your driving instead. Or he helps you find a number of problems with the car that you weren't aware of. Or you find you are just as good as him. None of these are bad outcomes are they?
teamHOLDENracing said:
Not yet - but only because we've just completed the build and taken the car out once for a shakedown. Its absolutely the next item on the to do list. Why wouldn't you do it?
I'm fortunate to have access to a couple of seriously good engineers and I've taken their advice on using someone who is the best they have worked with for giving feedback on cars. Its a happy coincidence that I know him anyway.
Lets face it, I'm not the most experienced driver in the world and I've had 30 minutes of seat time in the whole of 2008. I can't drive a car and tell the difference between 0.5mm of toe in/out. But I know a man who can.
Worst case scenario you find out there are 'x' seconds a lap already in the car that you're not taking advantage of. No expensive upgrades required, you work on your driving instead. Or he helps you find a number of problems with the car that you weren't aware of. Or you find you are just as good as him. None of these are bad outcomes are they?
Good points. 30 min on 08 ouch - hope 09 goes well.I'm fortunate to have access to a couple of seriously good engineers and I've taken their advice on using someone who is the best they have worked with for giving feedback on cars. Its a happy coincidence that I know him anyway.
Lets face it, I'm not the most experienced driver in the world and I've had 30 minutes of seat time in the whole of 2008. I can't drive a car and tell the difference between 0.5mm of toe in/out. But I know a man who can.
Worst case scenario you find out there are 'x' seconds a lap already in the car that you're not taking advantage of. No expensive upgrades required, you work on your driving instead. Or he helps you find a number of problems with the car that you weren't aware of. Or you find you are just as good as him. None of these are bad outcomes are they?
Is he the lad that works for RG?
teamHOLDENracing said:
Not anymore. He's a very, very talented driver.
I could have done some racing in 08 - after all I also had Lee Caroline's Tuscan - but decided I would focus 100% on getting the Sagaris finished. Hence no track time.
Have you still got it now or moved it on. Loverly, wonder how many full house ones sitting in sheds (Phil J needs to get his one out!).I could have done some racing in 08 - after all I also had Lee Caroline's Tuscan - but decided I would focus 100% on getting the Sagaris finished. Hence no track time.
I did see the lad leave in a massive sideways lauch from a huge car event in Cobham a few years back in the RG Green Sag. Nice skills.
Mate now owns the car (obviously it had a new engine before he bought it as there ex-demo car!) - the one in their video ads (now has a special one off exhaust on it, all the way from the head to the back boxes - sounds MENTAL).
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