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Old 08-04-2016, 10:12 AM   #93
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It was raining the last days, but I decided to go to Nürburgring Grand Prix circuit anyway.

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It probably didn't do a whole lot for bedding the rears, since I doubt I got them up to proper temperature.

To be honest I couldn't feel much difference with the rear stabiliser set to hard. It still understeers mid corner. Turn in is fine and there is maybe an improvement on corner exit, but it's difficult to say if it was due to the rain.

I picked out the clips with oversteer, which is induced by aggressive throttle modulation. Otherwise the car wanted to plow.

I still suspect that I am screwing up with tire pressure. Since I had no idea what to do on a wet track, I set the pressure at 2.1 bar (30.5 psi), after driving there and waiting 20 mins before going on track.

So that leads to some noob questions.
- When is the tire considered cold? Would it still be cold after normal driving to the track? 20 mins later?
- Probably the tire pressure should be even lower on a wet track than I would set it in dry?

These 15 mins sessions are annoying because there is no time to get any readings.
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