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I got clarification on the difference between the shaft compression and the HS compression. (High speed is on the remote canister)
Basically, I was told, that the shaft adjustment for compression is for changing grip & balance, and the high speed knob is use for controlling the movement of the chassis on bumps and jumps. Because I am looking for "grip" and NYST is pretty smooth, I will keep the HS on F-4 and R-2 and will be experimenting with the shaft compression. So next track days are June 2nd and 3rd The plan for the morning sessions first day is to increase shaft compression on the front one click per session starting at click 4 until I can detect a difference. Then put front back to 4, and do in the afternoon same for the rear. The plan is flawed because the relationship between the front and the rear are linked. But it is good enough to understand the effect of the shaft compression settings. As a reminder, the goal is to improve the slow 40mph turns at NYST. |
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Check out tire deflections on Fast right corner.
A 275 is flexing so that the rim is actually sticking out. Perhaps this is what road tires do or just cheap ones? |
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That was after I adjusted the rear one more click to see what happens. And it did :-) On Friday I also had the rebound too slow, I already wrote about it above. |
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If your throttle and brake data is somewhat accurate, might want to consider cleaning up your pedal inputs. Especially need to address the coasting. Make sure you slow the car enough so that you can be on the throttle at apex.
Unless you're trailbraking after a long straight into a throw away corner. I wouldn't focus on corner speed. You probably could hit the apex on all of the those turns doing 50mph. The problem is you'd be scrubbing speed from the apex to exit so you're max speed on the next straight will be much lower. Let's say you take a late apex, you're at 35mph at the apex. It is likely that you'll have a higher max speed since you're on the throttle longer. I would argue corner speed is semi irrelevant. Quote:
Again, fix the driving first...just my opinion. Just as a point of reference, I haven't touched the adjustments on my TC Kline Konis in over 50 track days. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slip_angle
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while on the subject of tires, you mentioned using a tire pyrometer a few times and talked about temperature spreads. i've learned that temperature of the tire tread isn't super relevant. you basically have to come into the hot pits as you complete a hot lap and have someone right there waiting to take temps. even then, it isn't super important. mostly because by the time you come in, get your pyrometer out, etc., the tread temps have largely dissipated throughout the tire carcass. i was told this by a more experienced driver i met at a track day who actually had a tire pyrometer (longacre, very nice), and this was reaffirmed in a "tune your car's handling webinar" i listened to with ross bentley and jeff braun (experienced race engineer).
i was glad to become bestowed with this info before i dropped $300 on a pyrometer. it is a tool that has its place, but only if used properly. even when used properly, it is a small piece in the puzzle of tires, tire temps, and pressure. the tire manipulation in the picture is normal and natural to an extent. since you're running 19's your margin of error is going to be slimmer on tire pressure. you have less sidewall to play with, and getting it just right is going to be tougher. its good that you are taking track temps and it sounds like you are really enthusiastic about it and have good attention to detail. keep it up and experience will come. don't be afraid to experiment with tire pressures as well. another thing i learned in the suspension tuning webinar was an air dryer. it essentially uses a filtration device to take humidity out of the compressed air you are putting into your tires. this was nothing new, just something i hadn't thought of yet. another option is nitrogen, but that is a little more inconvenient than $25 worth of parts for the in-line air driver that goes on your compressor. since you already have all the other neat gadgets, this might be something to look into if you haven't already. drain and fill your track tires with the dry air and it should help deal with some fluctuations in temps. i highly suggest you email ross bentley (speedsecrets.com) and ask him for access to the recent "tune your car's handling" webinar. you won't be able to ask questions (it was live), but the six hours of content is well worth it.
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The TrackAddict Brake indicator is calculated and very inaccurate. I think the throttle is more accurate. It is not Aim DL by any mean.
I am taking tire temps to see the distribution of heat across the the 275 to verify camber. especially on the passenger front. regardless of the correct temp, do you think the tire surface cool in significantly different between the inside and outside? All the comments about my driving are accurate and I am working on it. I am slowing too much into the corners. I am practicing by running higher gears so I can hit the gas and not worry about spinning out. I hit turn 18 multiple time at 48mph and there is no reason to take it below 50mph. Last year I was at 43-45 range. Same at turn 1, i am trail braking into it but too much. I trail brake into every corner. some just to establish habit, some for real. I mainly practice now getting rid of cruising between off the brakes and on the gas. It is better then last year, but far far from perfect. I watched many YouTube videos in the winter that shows driver feet work. I am not sure if this is a right approach but I take many laps mostly on 5th gear. That allows me to concentrate on entry speed and timing of brakes and gas. it turns the car into a Miata so no lap records. |
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the biggest emphasis was correct tire pressure for the present track conditions. don't let a pyrometer (potentially being used in a less efficient manner) dictate camber. don't be concerned if the passenger front is a little hotter. the info is useless since you would never run more camber on one side than the other. you're better off using that energy to pay closer attention to tire pressure.
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I settled on 40psi hot coming off the track. I tried 42,40,38 and 36 I understand that the temp and PSI measurs I am taking are not ideal since I have to come off the track into the paddock. But I don't have a crew coming with me to HPDE days. So it is what it is. I guess I will never win my HPDE days, but that's ok. :-) Being in the technology business for 30 years I am forced to learn new technology on a yearly basis. So I am not new to learning complicated, difficult, often complex dependency type issues. It is a second habit and fit my personality. However, I prefer to learn on my own the first 50-75% and seek education, instruction and classroom for the last 20%. This way I have the context to absorb what I am been taught. |
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keep an eye on the tread grain and how the tire is wearing. is the outside edge getting chewed up (too little camber)? is the inside edge scrubbing away too early and you can't seem to brake like you used to (too much camber)? most of the time, this is a tire pressure issue.
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Tire treads are wearing evenly, finally, on all four. If you look at the picture I posted of the tires, you can see the patch is on the road pretty evenly. I am on the gas there. In the full picture you can see the inside tire is half the width on. At NYST the passenger front take most of the beating so switched left to right will even them out.
In the picture, I am doing this right hand segment |
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http://izzeracing.com/products/tire-...m-systems.html Overlaying the temperature graphs with the other AIM data can really help you see the relationship between tire stress and a given corner. It's truly amazing.
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Consistence car is not my objective this year. This year my objective is to try as many settings as I can and see if my butt can tell the difference. I can tell that changing the sway bar was a good thing. Perhaps I will even go to the softest settings on the front sway bar later this summer. Per JRZ clarification, the shaft compression tune the grip, that helps as this is what I am after. It helps because I am going to keep the HS and rebound constant and focus on the shaft (Front and Back). I am happy with the rebound for now. For now, I also gave up trying to beat my 1:37.x from last year. It sounds that you are all collectively agree the best lap time comes from a better driver and I am totally agree with the collective wisdom. At a pace of 1:40-1:43 I can push the car enough to be safe and learn the suspension. I also gave up winning my HPDE days as I can see plenty of cars that are faster then mine. Oh well, there goes the dream. |
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Yeah, I saw this in a seminar with the inputs into RaceStudio. Crazy seeing it overlaid with the track map and suspension rebound and everything. They were talking about using it to understand how to tune the camber and other suspension settings for a given track.
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OP you should buy Ross Bentleys Speed Secrets ebook called shocks for drivers. It's like 3 bucks and covers a bunch of these topics
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He has a weekly podcast that is quite good as well. I'm more of an auditory learner and I like to listen several times, so that is what appeals the most to me. Th book is great though.
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