i really liked driving lucy... it amazed me how there were suddenly all
these choices for lines and correcting lines, and how easy it was to feel
where the threshold of braking was, and how predictable and controllable the
oversteer was. actually, all that information was a little overwhelming.
but i was going alot slower than katie so perhaps that was misleading. i
CAN see that if you could make use of all that feedback it would be really
fast. a beautifully balanced car in any case, and WAY over my head :)
new tires and softer suspension are planned, thanks.
-james
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From: <Smokerbros@aol.com>
> One of the keys is full tread Kumhos. People who have been to the Boeing
lot
> in Kent, WA have said (and I know they're right) that it likes them, and
GGF
> is a lot like that surface. New, full tread tires conform to the surface
> irregularities, and stick better on that type of surface. A softer
> suspension than you would run at a brushed concrete lot would help, too.
>
> Don't get me started on Lucy... I've spun her on brushed concrete
numerous
> times as has Katie. I think that a well set up Miata is just "edgy." In
> other words, it's very close to either pushing or going sideways at any
> point. I find that they also don't seem to tell me what they are going to
do
> like other cars do. IMO, It takes incredible natural (and probably
> subconscious) car feel (like Katie Kelly), or a long learning curve to
drive
> them fast. As far as GGF and Lucy getting sideways on power, remember
that a
> Miata being driven near 10/10ths is very close to doing something nasty,
so
> applying even the meager amount of power it has is going to try to spin an
> inside rear tire. With or without LSD, if the inside rear gives up a
little
> traction, the outside is a little overloaded, and will try to step out...
>
> CHD
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