NASA racer goes for a drive...
09-21-2001, 01:41 PM
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NASA racer goes for a drive...
<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/4061/ac22.jpg"></center><p>Since I have NO IDEA what the tilt factor should be for acceleration runs, I'm using the maximum lateral G attained function.
Stock Porsche 996 with 18" wheels and Pirelli Assymetrico tires, my twisty road and the AC22 pulled out of the car and stuck on my scanner.
My previous best was .99G with a stock 2001 Imola Audi S4 6-speed with Bridgestone Blowtenza 040s with similar mileage.
It's a fun road hehehehe...in case everyone is skeptical, this road has some banking which allows for higher lateral G than would be possible on a skid pad.
Stock Porsche 996 with 18" wheels and Pirelli Assymetrico tires, my twisty road and the AC22 pulled out of the car and stuck on my scanner.
My previous best was .99G with a stock 2001 Imola Audi S4 6-speed with Bridgestone Blowtenza 040s with similar mileage.
It's a fun road hehehehe...in case everyone is skeptical, this road has some banking which allows for higher lateral G than would be possible on a skid pad.
09-21-2001, 01:47 PM
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Tires will make a lot of difference, man...
try on $50 tires, and then racing slicks, and you'll see what I mean ;-)
plus, the stock suspension on the S4 gives a bit more than the 996
plus, the stock suspension on the S4 gives a bit more than the 996
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what's interesting about the Pirellis...
is that they sing at relatively low speeds but NEVER shreek...they have a wonderful smooth transition and you can get the car understeering and then oversteering without anything dramatic happening OR it being too noisy.
This is apex speed so actually somewhat measures what sort of additional speed the car is going through the same curve as another car since the radius is fixed.
This is apex speed so actually somewhat measures what sort of additional speed the car is going through the same curve as another car since the radius is fixed.
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yes PV Dr. E and going downhill, last righthander...
<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/4061/gex.jpg"></center><p>the other two corners just didn't yield the high G, I think the decreasing radius part of the turn has some extra banking...I was getting frustrated because I could only get 1.14G so I used some trailing-throttle oversteer to kick the tail out for that extra hundredth...
Ironically it was CHENG CURVE (but in the other direction)!
Ironically it was CHENG CURVE (but in the other direction)!
