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Old 09-15-2015, 10:43 AM   #6
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The term "total neutrality" can be a bit ambiguous. Do you mean completely neutral (i.e., 4 wheel drift) in a corner with just maintenance throttle? At what speed/radius?

I ask because I suspect a car that's setup like that will feel very loose to most. Any trail-braking will bring the rear end around, and you'll have to be careful with the throttle. I think it'll also be slower on a lot of courses because of inability to get power down on exit, unless you're absolutely comfortable managing oversteer.

A tiny bit of front-end push is good for stability -- especially on higher speed corners -- and you can use trail-braking to fight the slight understeer entering corners. Just my 2c as someone who also prefers "neutral-ish" setups.
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