[s-cars] April Fool's eve

[Robert Rossato]

I've lost count of how many cars I've seen stuffed in the tire wall at the bottom of the downhill because they start down a little too wide and drift off the track by the time they get to the bottom.  Or worse yet, they drop the two outside wheels into the dirt and then try to bring it back on the track two quickly and under too much power.  Both front wheels get traction (fwd), outside rear still on the dirt, snap roll ensues.  I remember watching a VW Rabbit roll 9 times in that scenario, finally landing on its roof in the middle of the straight.  I don't think the car was finished being towed back to the paddock yet and we were already buying the suspension off it (only thing that was salvageable).

I always liked the uphill much better as the compression of the suspension made the car much more stable.  The worst mistake you can make in the uphill is to apex early and lift.


 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Joe Pizzimenti" <joe.pizzimenti at gmail.com>
> Screw the downhill, the worst that can happen there is you end up in the
> grass.
> 
> The uphill's where the most casualties are.
> 
> On 3/31/06, Robert Rossato <r0ssat0_987 at att.net> wrote:
> >
> > All I can say Paulie, is be careful of the downhill.
> >
> >
> > -------------- Original message ----------------------
> > From: <pkrasusky at ups.com>
> > >
> > >
> > > Seeing as I don't email on weakendz, I submit to you the following April
> > > Fool...
> > >
> > > *ONE* of these is *NOT* an April Fool's - you decide:
> > >
> > > 1) my car put down 316.7 ATW yesterday
> > > 2) Rossato installed his CRB, RS2, etc. etc. etc.
> > > 3) I pick up an '02 //S8 tomorrow morning
> > > 4) I'm running Lime Rock tomorrow with PCA in a GT3, and Bob D'Amato is
> > > supposed to run with me - in a McLaren F1
> > > 5) Baloney achieved his ultimate goal and finally blew up his Avant
> > >
> > > Things that make you go hmmmmm...
> > >
> > > -Paul ubertool K.
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