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Old 09-06-2022, 07:03 AM   #1
NG329

 
Drives: Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE
Join Date: Oct 2021
Location: NY
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Effects of Lowering the Front on Track - Track Report

Made it back out to NJMP yesterday on the Pirelli takeoffs. Track temps were high and it was very humid. Running the Ethanol helped me pick up nearly 7mph down the front straight.

The theme of my day yesterday was "Struggle with Oversteer". I noticed that the car had a tendency to oversteer in an slight uphill left hander. This was the worst the car has ever felt and I attribute it to having had lowered the front the full 10mm.

As I would approach the Octopus at NJMP Thunderbolt the front of the car would 'squat' as I turned in and no matter how gently I would apply the gas the rear would want to come around, It was a useless corner effectively the entire day.

Fast time of the day for me: 1:32.5 - A full 3 seconds off of my personal best. (I can't recall if I ran a 1:31 but I'll have to check).

To rub additional sand in my ******, the GT500 was there that whooped my ass at Pocono and although I should have been able to beat him here, handling woes sailed that ship.

I had 2-3 spinout saves and 1 off track excursion throughout the day trying to outride a bad setup.

....granted, although I may have still been faster than 95% of the participants, I was not at my best and rode completely like "Poo".


*don't lower your front. That setting sux!
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