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Old 25 Feb 2007, 16:10 (Ref:1851094)   #8
flavorPacket
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flavorPacket should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
in the middle of a turn (ie at max lateral acceleration), your contact patch will most likely not be where it is statically. That's called pneumatic trail, and that's one of the largest sources of steering weight. If you want more weight, add kpi, caster or scrub radius. Only an increase in caster, however, will significantly improve the self-centering effect.

You could also try different tires that have different self-aligning torque values (which is what real drivers use to 'feel' the limit). Unfortunately, that kind of data isnt available to normal customers like yourself, so find others with a similar setup to yours and find out what works.

I've been to the glen and lrp many times (my hometown is about 45 minutes south of lakeville), what groups do you go with? I've had the best experiences with scda and pca.
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