the 80Q track Q's (redux)

[Tessie McMillan]

On Thu, 8 May 2003, Iain Mannix wrote:

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> I guess my real question is simple:
>
> What's the point of this car?  Is it a competitive car, or is
> it a recreational track-day car which you're trying to make
> more enjoyable to drive?
>
Thanks Iain! Recreational lapping, (with 1 TT a year). I'm not a
horsepower freak; I prefer low-HP cars. But the corners are the most fun,
and when the car is drilling for oil so much in the corners and chewing up
tires, isn't it time to do something?  I've done nothing to the front
except a strut-tower brace (not so sure that's doing anything, either),
and in the rear I have a Blau anti-sway bar. No offense to anyone, but
front roll hasn't changed a whole lot with the rear bar. Now under hard
cornering I get the front digging for clams AND one of the rear wheels
will come up in the air. The rear AR didn't change much, except make the
car look sporty.

If coilover springs aren't much different than lowering springs, then
can you affect change using different shocks/struts?

Tess