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19 Jan 2002, 00:04 (Ref:200961) | #1 | ||
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Chassis Tuning via Wheel Offset
Hi: I race a vintage Formula Ford, have been racing for about 10 years, and am usually fairly competitive in a very competitive group (many don't believe this happens in Vintage, but...). Since most of the road courses we race on tend to be either predominantly right or predominantly left-hand turns (e.g., 9 rights, 3 lefts), I've been experimenting with using different wheel offsets on the left and right sides of the car, off-setting the CG approximately 1". In theory, this would reduce roll and reduce the weight transfer to the outer wheels. Depending on the track, I would say there is some potential here. Any opinions??
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19 Jan 2002, 12:47 (Ref:201155) | #2 | ||
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There is a very interesting article on this in the Dec/Jan Racetech magazine. The article is quite in-depth and is very good.
Its used quite a bit in both the CART and IRL series when on ovals. Even karters use it (I think). |
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20 Jan 2002, 11:43 (Ref:201632) | #3 | ||
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can use it front to rear to help the balance too im told.
think there might have been a topic on this in the past on the board... have a search. |
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21 Jan 2002, 14:50 (Ref:202127) | #4 | ||
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Check with the kart racers, this is one of their biggest adjustments on racing karts.
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23 Jan 2002, 03:39 (Ref:203019) | #5 | ||
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The local magazine chains tell me that Dec/Jan Racetech won't be in stock until mid-February (???). Curious as to what information the article presents.
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