speed loss setup driving advice

[HH Tech]

Hi

I run a VD RF85 on Avon ACB 9 threaded tyres and have fond that I'm loosing speed through fast corners in 4-wheel drift.

For example at Falkenberg there is a fast right hander, aproach speed is 160km/h slight uphill good turn in car settles in a 4-wheel drift more or less at once and I slide tha car geting the apex right and just making the LH edge of the track with a little steering adjustment. The corner is taken flat out.

The problem is that the corner is costing me some 5km/h (mid corner) and it takes about 3sek to regain entry speed of 160km/h

It's great fun and controllable but I guess not the fastest way around a corner.

Any advice on set up or driving technique to avoid the 4wheel drift?

Attached is a log file from the corner




/Henrik

[SAMD]

Buy a bigger engine!

Seriously though, all I can suggest is, leave the turn in a fraction later, that will scrub off the speed earlier in the corner and the car should leave the corner slightly faster than it presently does. Not a faster way to corner but it might be harder for someone to overtake you.

[Triple J Motorsport]

go stiffer with your set up and look at your tyre pressures

[HH Tech]

samd, bigger engine yes please :-) but if I'm to stay within the regs there not much more to find. It's not super but good enough.

Stiffer would be an idea. I currently have 300lb/in front springs with 1" preload and 200 at the rear. The wheel ratios would be 180lb/in front and 200lb/in rear 150 lb/wheel front wheight
280 lb/wheel rear wheigt

So it's stiffer than Van Diemen used in 1985 90lb front springs and 120 rear.

Tire pressures I usally go for around 1.3bar hot F&R

/Henrik

[kartingdad]

Seems very heavy on the front axle. Check your rake and droop.