Track day ramblings and questions
#16
Drifting
I have So2's on mine, although 18's. I had to take about 8-9lb out of each from normal street pressures to stop them squirming when I was with Steve at Donnington last year. Mine are about 3 years old and have had a reasonably hard life, a few track days, trips to Le Mans and street driving....
The can move a lot when overheating, but once at the right pressure were ok for about 10-12 laps, after which they would slide an awful lot, and looking at the nearside rear it had marbles all over the edge of the rim/tread, looked pretty scary to begin with.
It's about learning what your car can do, I'd still choose So2's over cups, but's thats my choice.
Steve might be able to let you know if he saw my car move a lot as he video'd it once or twice.
kevin
The can move a lot when overheating, but once at the right pressure were ok for about 10-12 laps, after which they would slide an awful lot, and looking at the nearside rear it had marbles all over the edge of the rim/tread, looked pretty scary to begin with.
It's about learning what your car can do, I'd still choose So2's over cups, but's thats my choice.
Steve might be able to let you know if he saw my car move a lot as he video'd it once or twice.
kevin
#17
Nordschleife Master
I think Unkle should reserve judgement until comparing this wet day with a dry day. I wouldn't be surprised if the squirming is much less pronounced on a dry day. We all speed up each lap as we get more confident and maybe at the end of the second lap, he was just getting to the limit of grip for the wet conditions and his car was feeding this back to him?
#18
You could be right, although i was (i felt) going the same speed. I remember be followed into a tight corner before the back straight and getting lots of opposite lock to correct a slide (forgot about that little one). Didn't seem to happen at any point in the day in the C4 but it was a forth lap when i tried to push. Either way i have been informed i should get 20+ mins sessions on PS2 so i should soon find out. As i say the car is so much better now with the new tyres.
P.S mud flaps work great too thanks!! michelin-ps2 vs continental sc2
Couple of pics
P.S mud flaps work great too thanks!! michelin-ps2 vs continental sc2
Couple of pics