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Re: I will ask again.....
Posted by 'SimonS' on 13 Dec 2009 @ 10:09

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Yes and no.

It would appear that the effect is very like that of weight distribution. There is some evidence that getting WD right can give advantages on the track, but as every corner requires a different set up, all one can do is find one that the driver likes and gives a reasonable response round a given track. Since the driver learns to compensate adequately for the differences, unless one has it grossly wrong one can't tell what is seat derived and what is driver derived.

Utterly convinced I had my seat wrong, I lent my kart to a top driver of approximately the same build. He promptly returned times a second quicker than mine, the fastest of all the karts in practice for a championship round. Proof perhaps that driving is more important than fiddling. (When I weighed his kart, his distribution was 38/62, outside the 'normal advice'. Asked his secret he said he first got comfortable, and , since he was winning, assumed that it was OK rather than worry what theory said.)

So, while I have seen people fit different trays to make teh kart handle to their liking, I have never seen anyone fit different trays for different tracks.

At one stage I was breaking off lugs on each outing, but then I made the holes slightly larger and went slightly quicker and broke off less lugs. Coincidence? How much effort is required to break off a lug. (A good weld on 1/2 inch of steel should support 1/2 ton of tension, so is it lugs being broken off by being flexed or 'pulled'?).

The alternative to theory is to test, and report back.

Message Thread:

floor tray stiffness by 'winger93' (11 Dec 2009 @ 16:17)

Re: floor tray stiffness by 'DINO' (11 Dec 2009 @ 16:33)

Re: floor tray stiffness by 'SimonS' (11 Dec 2009 @ 19:24)

Re: floor tray stiffness by 'RoadRat' (11 Dec 2009 @ 19:49)

Re: floor tray stiffness by 'Booney' (11 Dec 2009 @ 21:04)

Re: floor tray stiffness by 'ijsjs' (11 Dec 2009 @ 21:52)

Re: floor tray stiffness by 'RoadRat' (11 Dec 2009 @ 22:47)

If they made a significant difference ... by 'Chads' (12 Dec 2009 @ 9:33)

Re: If they made a significant difference ... by 'QuickOldTimer' (12 Dec 2009 @ 11:43)

Re: If they made a significant difference ... by 'lard ass bob' (12 Dec 2009 @ 14:18)

Re: If they made a significant difference ... by 'Traxtar' (12 Dec 2009 @ 15:33)

Re: If they made a significant difference ... by 'RoadRat' (12 Dec 2009 @ 16:50)

Re: If they made a significant difference ... by 'buzzinrussell' (12 Dec 2009 @ 17:27)

Re: If they made a significant difference ... by 'ijsjs' (12 Dec 2009 @ 21:47)

I will ask again..... by 'Chads' (13 Dec 2009 @ 2:45)

Re: I will ask again..... by 'SimonS' << You are here!

Re: I will ask again..... by 'lambstales' (13 Dec 2009 @ 20:24)

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