Learn Set-Up with Racing Car Technology On-line Training
The Technical Know-How You Need for a Great Suspension Set-Up....
Get more grip at the tyres and better balance for understeer / oversteer.
Suspension Set-Up for Drivers....
The aim with set-up is to modify, change, or adjust the suspension so as to find more grip at the tyres and better balance for understeer / oversteer – and ultimately, faster lap times.
We may be looking to have the car turn harder in the corner entry, and/or carry more speed in the mid corner and/or drive harder out of the corner.
In essence, if we can make more grip, we'll improve all three phases of the corner.
A better balanced car can also deliver more speed everywhere.
Once the balance is in the "set-up window" i.e. close to neutral steer, the fine balance adjustment of the car is a bit of an either/or situation....
We can adjust in the oversteer direction for more agility, more turn in corner entry, OR we can adjust in the understeer direction for more stability, more drive, get to full throttle quicker on corner exit.
But, you can't have more of one without giving away at least some of the other.
This is a huge insight in suspension set-up.
Years ago, I did not understand balance in terms of this "either / or" scenario. So when I finally got it, I thought I'd give it a name - the "Balance Trade-Off™".
As the Owner/Driver, it's your beliefs about set-up, that influence the end result.
Our system can help get your thinking on the right path.
If you have any queries about the course and how it's applicable to your racing, email me, Dale Thompson on setupinfo12@gmail .com
Get a Faster Race Car with Our "Vehicle Dynamics and Suspension Set-Up" Online Training....
Body Slip Angle - Rotation the Driver Can Feel
In the corner entry, the driver can feel a tiny rotation, the rate of change of the body slip angle, as an indicator of balance - whether the car is willing to turn, feels agile (tending towards oversteer) or the car is stable (tending towards understeer).
The "Weight Transfer Worksheet™ (WTW)"
The WTW is an excel spreadsheet we use to determine the for the baseline set-up - such as roll centre height, "suspension frequency", "roll rate" (roll angle per lateral G) and percentage balance (percentage > or < neutral steer).
It doesn't matter whether you're new to race driving or highly experienced, you will get this stuff. No difficult mathematics.
Deciding on what's needed for your workshop baseline suspension set-up is a major focus of our on-line training.
The calculations and methods we recommend for you are grounded in experience and fully tested, even though they are almost unknown in grassroots racing generally. We have got the procedure down to the point where you can have a high degree of confidence in what you are looking at. You enter the simple weights and measures required into the calculator / spreadsheet, our Racing Car Technology Weight Transfer Worksheet™.
The whole idea is to find the set-up that optimizes grip and puts you in the set-up window for balance.
Then, when you go to the track, you'll be able to set the the final balance of the car by adjusting the anti-roll bars.
And if the balance isn't as expected, with the Weight Transfer Worksheet™, you have the know-how at your finger tips to trouble shoot what has gone wrong.
The worksheet allows for all different types of suspension - in fact, any race car on four wheels.
In the course, we train you in all aspects of the preparing the worksheet and analyzing the results. As your instructor (Dale Thompson), I will answer all your questions about any of the material presented. Then when you have prepared your first cut at a Weight Transfer Worksheet™ for your race car, I can help you one-on-one. Included in the purchase price for the course is one consulting session (phone, email or Zoom) where we can go through your set-up together.
