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05-07-2018, 02:18 PM | #1 |
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First time on R-Comps (NT-01), adequate brake pads (PFC 08) and traction control off (~10 minutes into sesh). I know I consistently missed APEXes, gotta work on that. I noticed a little bit of front end shimmy into turn 11. Would Monoballs in the front thrust arms take that play away? Thanks, |
05-07-2018, 02:54 PM | #2 |
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Can you describe the shimmy in more detail? Have you ever seen that on other tracks or other tires?
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Probably a combination of much stickier/communicative tires and the alignment. Did they dial-in some toe?
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monoballs help with a little stability with hard braking, so yes, you'll feel them in places like turn 11.
i'd probably invest in some camber plates next, just to get a little more camber and save the tires. i've only been to sonoma once, so i'm not an authority on the place by any means. my best time was a 1:57:117, and that was in one of the last sessions. one of the things i experimented with and found useful was at the top of turn "3a", getting to the apex early helped with having a straighter steering wheel while cresting the hill. seemed a bit smoother.
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Good to know. I feel like they took at least 2-3 sessions to feel better. They look barely worn, i wonder how many days I can get out of them. |
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This. You should have felt tread squirm on full tread RA-1s back in the day. Fun times...
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Glad to hear this, as I am running NT-01 tires for the first time this year and was alarmed at the left-right shimmy under moderate to hard breaking. After 3 days the shimmy is gone....
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