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A few questions about tracking my car @ the open course
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<blockquote data-quote="Jimmysidecarr" data-source="post: 4389578" data-attributes="member: 11681"><p>If you have a real water temp gauge.. you can make adjustments to your driving(like shifting up early and milking a few straights to cool down) that will prevent the crippling onset of the <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><strong><em>DREADED LIMP MODE!!!</em></strong></span></p><p></p><p>The car is going push like a biotch with that tire combo.. Which is not a terrible thing for new drivers(that is not an insult... track is so different from street driving that you will find yourself referring to yourself as new no matter how long you have been driving cars on the street)... But IMHO the factory understeer(push) is more than enough from a safety stand point. I think you will learn the cars balance and learn car control quicker with a matched set of street tires.</p><p>A couple friends in the club(SCMC) started out running that set up(only with a less sticky front tire)... and they both eventually agreed it was too much under steer.</p><p></p><p>Dissimilar front and rear tires can complicate the learning curve... It does not make it impossible but... it's almost like having training wheels when having sticker rears on... The "tuned for the lowest common denominator" factory balance is made even safer when the rear tires have that much more grip than the fronts.</p><p></p><p>IMHO unless the car is just too damned scary.... I would run the same rubber on all 4 corners... You have to learn how to drive to the tire's grip level anyway.... whether you have 300, 400 or 600 RWHP they are only going to take just so much.</p><p></p><p>It will force you to learn excellent throttle control techniques <strong>earlier</strong> that way.</p><p></p><p>Which is critically important with a car sporting that much low end torque!</p><p>You will learn that the semi gentle <em>"roll on throttle"</em> method is the only way to fly when tracking ... even when throttle oversteer is needed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jimmysidecarr, post: 4389578, member: 11681"] If you have a real water temp gauge.. you can make adjustments to your driving(like shifting up early and milking a few straights to cool down) that will prevent the crippling onset of the [FONT="Comic Sans MS"][B][I]DREADED LIMP MODE!!![/I][/B][/FONT] The car is going push like a biotch with that tire combo.. Which is not a terrible thing for new drivers(that is not an insult... track is so different from street driving that you will find yourself referring to yourself as new no matter how long you have been driving cars on the street)... But IMHO the factory understeer(push) is more than enough from a safety stand point. I think you will learn the cars balance and learn car control quicker with a matched set of street tires. A couple friends in the club(SCMC) started out running that set up(only with a less sticky front tire)... and they both eventually agreed it was too much under steer. Dissimilar front and rear tires can complicate the learning curve... It does not make it impossible but... it's almost like having training wheels when having sticker rears on... The "tuned for the lowest common denominator" factory balance is made even safer when the rear tires have that much more grip than the fronts. IMHO unless the car is just too damned scary.... I would run the same rubber on all 4 corners... You have to learn how to drive to the tire's grip level anyway.... whether you have 300, 400 or 600 RWHP they are only going to take just so much. It will force you to learn excellent throttle control techniques [B]earlier[/B] that way. Which is critically important with a car sporting that much low end torque! You will learn that the semi gentle [I]"roll on throttle"[/I] method is the only way to fly when tracking ... even when throttle oversteer is needed. [/QUOTE]
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