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Originally Posted by egoman  Has anyone given a thought to the steering getting heavier at higher speeds being the result of the gyroscopic effect of the wheels .
I raced a outlaw sprint car many years ago without power steering
and the car would become significantly harder to steer at larger high
speed tracks. |
While watching the video, that factor was on my 'list' of possibilities, but if you have a look, Ross was not having too much trouble applying the lock reqd for any corner, just maintaining that amount of lock once in the corner.
In your case of the sprint car you often see drivers making rapid and quite large steering corrections in the turns at high speed and the gyroscopic effect will be noticeable.
I would suggest that in the GT40 type of vehicle, if it became necessary to use steering corrections of that magnitude that you would be well on the way to the scene of the accident!
One other factor that will make itself felt as a gyro loading is the tendency to fit larger & heavier brake rotors to these cars.
Good point and like all these problems another factor that should be considered when looking for a solution.
Jac Mac