Corner weights

[haynes]

How important is setting up the corner weights. Is this a good idea anyway or only for the nth degree in competition? Is there a cheap and easy method, i thought i'd seen something about using multiple bathroom scales?

[guru_1071]

i think the problem would be finding 4 sets of scales that behaved the same.

i bought one of those gauge on a stick things from demon theives - it was @120 from memory.

it works very well.

we have managed to get my car set 60/40 front rear, 50/50 left to right.

it seems to be ok.......

[Extra 300 Driver]

guru_1071 said:

i think the problem would be finding 4 sets of scales that behaved the same.

i bought one of those gauge on a stick things from demon theives - it was @120 from memory.

it works very well.

we have managed to get my car set 60/40 front rear, 50/50 left to right.

it seems to be ok.......

With fuel and driver? When I worked in F3000 we always did the CW on half fuel, 3/4 oil and driver in the car, or a sub usually me!

[guru_1071]

we do it with a tank of fuel and my brother.

hes a bit lighter than me so we reckon it balances it out as we have a driver change halfway through the endurance race. the differance in weights between us is about the same for half of our fuel tank.

i'll be honest and say that during a race its neigh on impossible to tell the differance between a full and empty tank of fuel (or prehaps this just sums up my ability - or lack of it!)

[fwdracer]

The diagonals are the most important (RHF + LHR = LHF + LHR).

1/2 Fuel and driver seated. Cornerweights are more important than ride height.

Get it sorted - Otherwise racing your car at Lydden will be akin to eating at a restaurant table with three legs the same length and one short one

: runs off to find beermats :

Edited by fwdracer on Thursday 12th October 16:20