drummerboy
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Was asking how to decrease understeer. Best option for me is going to be not going into the corner so hot Thanks honeybadger.
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“Liked” for the Title. I’m guessing it not the originalWas asking how to decrease understeer. Best option for me is going to be not going into the corner so hot Thanks honeybadger.
You should also know that the 350 has terminal understeer. Meaning if it were neutrally balanced it would tend toward understeer near the apex. 911's for instance exhibit this because all of the weight is at the rear. As soon as you apply any sort of power you have understeer. The 350 is a odd duck to me, but it appears to want to rotate at low speeds (oversteer) and has slight to moderate highspeed understeer (something you debatably want) While I am no pro driver, my advise is to try to work on your ability to sense the weight transfer, focus on smooth steering, and learn your cornering speeds.Was asking how to decrease understeer. Best option for me is going to be not going into the corner so hot Thanks honeybadger.
Not sure I'd call it terminal. It's definitely not playfully neutral, but it does drive more like an optimally setup race car than most cars--which is a good thing.You should also know that the 350 has terminal understeer. Meaning if it were neutrally balanced it would tend toward understeer near the apex. 911's for instance exhibit this because all of the weight is at the rear. As soon as you apply any sort of power you have understeer. The 350 is a odd duck to me, but it appears to want to rotate at low speeds (oversteer) and has slight to moderate highspeed understeer (something you debatably want) While I am no pro driver, my advise is to try to work on your ability to sense the weight transfer, focus on smooth steering, and learn your cornering speeds.
"Terminal handling balance is a function of front/rear relative roll resistance (suspension stiffness), front/rear weight distribution, and front/rear tire traction. A front-heavy vehicle with low rear roll stiffness (from soft springing and/or undersized or nonexistent rear anti-roll bars) will have a tendency to terminal understeer: its front tires, being more heavily loaded even in the static condition, will reach the limits of their adhesion before the rear tires, and thus will develop larger slip angles. Front-wheel drive cars are also prone to understeer because not only are they usually front-heavy, transmitting power through the front wheels also reduces their grip available for cornering. This often leads to a "shuddering" action in the front wheels which can be felt in the car as grip is suddenly being changed from planting the engines power on the road and steering. This is why rear wheel drive cars tend to handle better as the rear wheels main job is to handle the engines torque and the front wheels to steer.Not sure I'd call it terminal. It's definitely not playfully neutral, but it does drive more like an optimally setup race car than most cars--which is a good thing.
Talk to any professional racer-they have more fun driving a looser car, but will choose a tighter car on race day. It's safer and typically consistently faster.