Hey guys, interested in picking up an SL-C in the somewhat near future. For me the right one has a ton of potential to participate in local track events (and possibly set some street car lap records), but also would be interested in the TX Mile , also the Big Bend Road-race event interests me as well. To top it off, I want to be able to drive it to the office a couple of days per week.
I've done some tracking both on motorcycles (and race winning) and cars and I go better than most. That said I don't get a lot of track time nor am I that knowledgeable about setting up a car (or rich!). To top it off, I've never driven a Mid-Engine car in anger and don't really know what to expect from them when pushed to the limit. But I'd like to have a starting car set up that's in the ballpark.
1) I see there is a street tail and a big wing? How much does this alter the handling? Is the car unbalanced at the limit with the street tail? How much difference does the race tail make in lap times and overall handling? Do you alter your set up or driving otherwise to adjust to the different wings?
2) What kind of alignment are the guys on race tires running? Do these cars respond well to Hoosiers or is there such a thing as too much traction?
3) What about ride height, splitters, fender vents, etc....? What mix of components results in a car with nice balanced handling characteristics?
4) Anything to be aware of regarding handling differences? I read where someone said you could not apply exit throttle as soon on an SL-C which seems counter intuitive to me.
5) How different is your set up for high speed events? I don't want to discover that I have a light front end as I pass 190 mph for instance.
I look forward to hearing from experienced members that have ran these cars hard.
Thanks!
I've done some tracking both on motorcycles (and race winning) and cars and I go better than most. That said I don't get a lot of track time nor am I that knowledgeable about setting up a car (or rich!). To top it off, I've never driven a Mid-Engine car in anger and don't really know what to expect from them when pushed to the limit. But I'd like to have a starting car set up that's in the ballpark.
1) I see there is a street tail and a big wing? How much does this alter the handling? Is the car unbalanced at the limit with the street tail? How much difference does the race tail make in lap times and overall handling? Do you alter your set up or driving otherwise to adjust to the different wings?
2) What kind of alignment are the guys on race tires running? Do these cars respond well to Hoosiers or is there such a thing as too much traction?
3) What about ride height, splitters, fender vents, etc....? What mix of components results in a car with nice balanced handling characteristics?
4) Anything to be aware of regarding handling differences? I read where someone said you could not apply exit throttle as soon on an SL-C which seems counter intuitive to me.
5) How different is your set up for high speed events? I don't want to discover that I have a light front end as I pass 190 mph for instance.
I look forward to hearing from experienced members that have ran these cars hard.
Thanks!