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Old 05-03-2013, 11:05 AM   #4
Biggins
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I'm always willing to share/help out... the biggest issue I've found is that I'm still trying to drive it like an STX/DSP E36. I'm so used to that, it's tough to dial it out of my mind.

80% of the understeer you see in the videos is from OVERdriving. I honestly think the other 20% is because the course was really dusty and we just couldn't get heat in the tires running first heat at 8:30am both days. I don't think moving the sway to the stiffer setting or firmer front shocks would have helped. I just overdrove. I did learn a lot from last weekend, but I'm more confused as to which tire is the best. It's definitely either the Dunlop, BFG, or Hankook.

I really think I just need about 10-15 runs back-to-back in a test-and-tune setting to get used to the car. It's wider and lighter than what I'm accustomed. I DEFINITELY need a real alignment: as much front camber as possible with probably 0 toe front, perhaps 1/8 or 1/16 toe-in in the rear. I haven't decided yet on that. I'm also going to make the car louder soon for super cheap.

My co-driver at Dover ran/runs with CDC in his Civic, but their events never seem to fit my schedule. I can't do Saturday, May is not a great month for me; I think the only event I have for May is BMW at Bowie on 18th. I'll be at all the FedEx events, all BMW events, hopefully the DC Pro if I get off the waitlist, most AI, a couple Cumberland weekends, some Susq SCCA, and PERHAPS Nationals. I'll see if I can squeeze a CDC or Corvette event in there too. We'll see how things progress and how I feel about the car. I might end up back in an STX E36 by season's end.
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