I love the SCCA Runoffs, but Dorsey Schroeder is mailing it in.
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I love the SCCA Runoffs, but Dorsey Schroeder is mailing it in.
Among his nonsensical comments was his observation, during the Touring 1 final, that the Corvettes would benefit over the Vipers from a slippery track because of their "independent rear end".
So the Viper has a solid rear axle?
I want to cut him a break since there are so many classes running and he can't know everything about every car. But hey, I have a day job and I am proficient at that, AND I seem to know some basic facts that Dorsey doesn't know. This IS his day job.
So the Viper has a solid rear axle?
I want to cut him a break since there are so many classes running and he can't know everything about every car. But hey, I have a day job and I am proficient at that, AND I seem to know some basic facts that Dorsey doesn't know. This IS his day job.
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ha, I saw that too. but even if one car was live-axle vs. other w/ IRS, would that
alone even be a criteria for favoring one over another in terms of wet traction??
I would think not; at least, if IRS has an inherent advantage, it would be the same advantage in any condition.
I would think not; at least, if IRS has an inherent advantage, it would be the same advantage in any condition.
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no I haven't, that's why I asked. what exactly about the wet degrades LA handling
more so than IRS handling. is it because IRS cars can more easily adjust or dial in L-R weight transfer via use (or disuse) of anti-roll bars?
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The biggest problem...
...is that you have a couple of hundred pounds of unruly axle, with tires on either end, that generally refuse to cooperate with the shocks.
IME, what works in the dry on a solid rear axle car just ain't happening in the wet. In the wet, 'soft' is usually the key, but keeping the axle 'down' in braking zones and 'stable' under acceleration...in the wet...is very difficult. The mechanism ? Who knows ? Maybe it's the lower mass of the critical IRS components, maybe it's that one side isn't affected by the adventure of the other.
Dealt with two different solid axle road race cars in my life...one leaf-spring...one coil-spring...with all sorts of adjustability in shock and bar rates. All I know is...while I'm really good in the wet...I'd much rather have an IRS car if there are raindrops on the windshield.
IME, what works in the dry on a solid rear axle car just ain't happening in the wet. In the wet, 'soft' is usually the key, but keeping the axle 'down' in braking zones and 'stable' under acceleration...in the wet...is very difficult. The mechanism ? Who knows ? Maybe it's the lower mass of the critical IRS components, maybe it's that one side isn't affected by the adventure of the other.
Dealt with two different solid axle road race cars in my life...one leaf-spring...one coil-spring...with all sorts of adjustability in shock and bar rates. All I know is...while I'm really good in the wet...I'd much rather have an IRS car if there are raindrops on the windshield.
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