Performance of MCS suspension at the track on...
03-13-2017, 02:25 PM
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Performance of MCS suspension at the track on...
Performance of MCS suspension at the track on...full soft street settings. Back in November 2916, I had set the compression and rebound to full soft for a 500 mile road trip in my street/track 993....than, in a severe senior moment, I forgot about having done this. Note I do have a track check off list, and specifically stated, the MCS settings are delineated.
In December I ran Buttonwillow Race 1 CW with the bypass. I was 5 seconds off my other 993 competitor Todd, that I usually run pretty tight with over the past few years. OK, he was on Hoosiers...I was on Nittos, that's 2 seconds in his favor, but I was still 3 seconds slower than him, for some known, and some unknown reasons...but one known is certain, I had the compression and rebound settings on full soft: banghead:
In February 2017, I ran Willow Springs, I was off the pace, couldn't figure out why, never recalling for a moment that I had full soft settings on my suspension.
Fast forward to March 11, 2017, Buttonwillow IA CW, slow and the car just wasn't hooking up to my satisfaction...On the 12th, Sunday I had the hood opened, and it hit me, why not double check the MCS settings...damn, full soft. Then I recalled what I had done the past November.
I reset compression and rebound to my standard track specs, put on a set of Fresh Hoosiers, and voila', the car handled like a dream, I knocked off 4 seconds from my previous best time of about 2:11.XX down to 2:07.90. Got around a 2003 996 Turbo and a 2003 GT3....OK, I never sought out the reasons why they couldn't out perform my little street legal car.
Damn, said I, I can hardly wait for the last run of the day, I just knew I could better the 2:07.90, looking for a 2:05!! But that was not to happen...a front wheel bearing started acting up and the car was unsafe to drive. What I really want is a 2:03.549..and that would be a track record for GT5 in the Porsche Owners Club. Dream on! I want to live that dream.
In December I ran Buttonwillow Race 1 CW with the bypass. I was 5 seconds off my other 993 competitor Todd, that I usually run pretty tight with over the past few years. OK, he was on Hoosiers...I was on Nittos, that's 2 seconds in his favor, but I was still 3 seconds slower than him, for some known, and some unknown reasons...but one known is certain, I had the compression and rebound settings on full soft: banghead:
In February 2017, I ran Willow Springs, I was off the pace, couldn't figure out why, never recalling for a moment that I had full soft settings on my suspension.
Fast forward to March 11, 2017, Buttonwillow IA CW, slow and the car just wasn't hooking up to my satisfaction...On the 12th, Sunday I had the hood opened, and it hit me, why not double check the MCS settings...damn, full soft. Then I recalled what I had done the past November.
I reset compression and rebound to my standard track specs, put on a set of Fresh Hoosiers, and voila', the car handled like a dream, I knocked off 4 seconds from my previous best time of about 2:11.XX down to 2:07.90. Got around a 2003 996 Turbo and a 2003 GT3....OK, I never sought out the reasons why they couldn't out perform my little street legal car.
Damn, said I, I can hardly wait for the last run of the day, I just knew I could better the 2:07.90, looking for a 2:05!! But that was not to happen...a front wheel bearing started acting up and the car was unsafe to drive. What I really want is a 2:03.549..and that would be a track record for GT5 in the Porsche Owners Club. Dream on! I want to live that dream.
