My TTD build thread
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looking good man! Scary with that fog too. The worst ever was a lap or two in practice but then went clear right after that. Hey what happened to your monster down force wing??? class change? are you faster or slower? and a second set of wheels already?? sorry for all the questions but I just love racing these things.
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I didn't have enough points to run the splitter and the wing. Without the splitter, the wing made the car understeer too much. I went with Hoosier A6s instead of R6s with the points.
I bought another set of wheels for nationals so I could have two fresh sets of Hoosiers to use. It is going to make life a lot easier because I can now heat cycle one set and run the other ones while they cure.
I bought another set of wheels for nationals so I could have two fresh sets of Hoosiers to use. It is going to make life a lot easier because I can now heat cycle one set and run the other ones while they cure.
Silly question, though I'm sure you've thought about it: Why not remove the wing and keep the splitter. On an FWD car, keeping weight (read: traction) on the front tires is, obviously, pretty critical. Seems like on a track car it would be worthwhile
Thanks guys.
Maff, there really needs to be balance in the car. The airdam and holes in the hood provide fairly good front grip. The wing was mostly for braking balance and REALLY helped there a lot. The splitter wouldn't have helped with that and I don't think it would have helped as much as the A6s did for grip. In the end there wasn't enough time to test every possible combination so I had to use my best judgment. I could be wrong, but I like most of what the car is doing.
In reality, what I need are really good shocks. The KSports are doing an admirable job for the price, but a set of good shocks would make a huge difference in both the brake lock-up and ulitmate cornering grip because in both conditions I think I am losing contact with the road surface because of small bumps.
Maff, there really needs to be balance in the car. The airdam and holes in the hood provide fairly good front grip. The wing was mostly for braking balance and REALLY helped there a lot. The splitter wouldn't have helped with that and I don't think it would have helped as much as the A6s did for grip. In the end there wasn't enough time to test every possible combination so I had to use my best judgment. I could be wrong, but I like most of what the car is doing.
In reality, what I need are really good shocks. The KSports are doing an admirable job for the price, but a set of good shocks would make a huge difference in both the brake lock-up and ulitmate cornering grip because in both conditions I think I am losing contact with the road surface because of small bumps.
Great pictures though, your car looks good. Have you met a guy from Iowa named Steve Myers? I know him through LeMons racing and know he does a lot of NASA events.ahem http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123805473-Protege-part-out-round-1
PM me if you are interested...
PM me if you are interested...
