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Post by Simon on May 26, 2015 15:14:46 GMT -5
This link got posted on the Lo206 Facebook page, so I started reading it. www.kartingconnect.com/chasis-set-up-a-complete-breakdown/All seemed to agree with my understanding of chassis setup until I got to this .... Rear Track Width
Wide
When discussing grip in relation to track width, there are boundaries when going too far that can cause the kart to become loose. Within limits, a wider rear track will be more stable and will provide more grip.
Narrow
A narrow rear track will be less stable at speed and will give the chassis less rear grip.That seems backwards to me. What do you think ? |
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Post by Brad Wunder on May 26, 2015 19:24:51 GMT -5
Whaaaaaaaaaaa? Maybe if you are driving around the Reno track at night with no lights or one of the Norcal tracks where beer drinking and driving are sanctioned by board members, but contrary to everything I know...which granted, isn't much.  |
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Post by RichH on May 27, 2015 17:30:24 GMT -5
I have also read those articles. Check out the chassis and handling section in Ekarting news. There is always some guys that posts onto a discussion that states emphatically that his kart does the opposite of what the accepted theory is.
There are things that I would consider givens with our specific group
We are all bigger guys. We are always going to have more weight that the typical younger driver. So we are not the norm( in the karting world ) Being bigger our CG is always going to be higher. With a higher CG we are faced with a smaller tuning window to get our karts to handle
Dan was correct in stating every tuning change has a bell curve of results.
Every chassis is different. No one setup is going to work for everyone. We have to be willing to try changes to our kart
We race on a different track almost every race. So we can't tune for one set up
Simon, I have gone down the straight at Sonoma at 80MPH with as narrow as possible rear track and never felt unstable  Have to call BS on that one |
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Post by Brad Wunder on May 27, 2015 18:52:22 GMT -5
Simon, I have gone down the straight at Sonoma at 80MPH with as narrow as possible rear track and never felt unstable Have to call BS on that one
Really? How about that time we went through that 15 foot wide weeper going all the way across the track and found ourselves looking squarely at the side pod of that X driver? LOL I never did get that stain out of my drivers suit....  |
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Post by Simon on May 27, 2015 22:13:12 GMT -5
Ron's quiet ..... ;-)
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Post by Brad Wunder on May 28, 2015 10:17:02 GMT -5
I thought Ron's setup was determined primarily by where and how hard clones crash into him? |
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Post by RichH on May 28, 2015 10:54:34 GMT -5
He only uses that for front end alignment
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Post by ron90 on May 28, 2015 14:19:48 GMT -5
Man, I am actually working for a living here. Also we just finished baseball (not so good this year).
If I go down a straight at 20 mph or 80 mph I am unstable. Now if we are discussing the kart's stability then, (1) it is my kart, and (2) it is always unstable. After so many clone's hitting me everything is loose, bent, off the kart, or just plain *&%$^%* up.
And remember when things looked the worst for me, I did the total opposite of what I was supposed to do, and it worked. If things are looking bad, then you simply have to try drastic things and SEE WHAT IT DOES FOR YOU. You never know.
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Have to call BS on that one
