Catastrophic uncontrollable oversteer
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Awesome! Thanks for digging that up.
It was kind of like that, except I was going slower and the pavement was smooth.
That video supports a lot of the info in this thread; it looks like he hits the bump stops hard and gets jostled on a harmonic.
I've taken all of the great advice in here and ordered new springs/front sway/endlinks and tubing to extend my tophats while I'm at it.
I'll try and get some video at the next event and tinker with this corner for some analytics.
Edit: didn't notice the other responses.
It is possible that the track surface was compromised, but this has happened once before. Generally the car feels ok (to me, not much to compare to).
While n/a I was running the same lap times of comparably experienced drivers in sti's/c5's on 200tw tires so its not terrible until something like this happens. Note that our track is on the unforgiving side in general and favors a smaller wheelbase.
Edit2: This is the track being discussed for the curious, 1.7 mile, post turn 5 is where things went wrong:
And this is a representative 3rd gear log showing my supercharger like boost curve (wastegate only)
It was kind of like that, except I was going slower and the pavement was smooth.
That video supports a lot of the info in this thread; it looks like he hits the bump stops hard and gets jostled on a harmonic.
I've taken all of the great advice in here and ordered new springs/front sway/endlinks and tubing to extend my tophats while I'm at it.
I'll try and get some video at the next event and tinker with this corner for some analytics.
Edit: didn't notice the other responses.
It is possible that the track surface was compromised, but this has happened once before. Generally the car feels ok (to me, not much to compare to).
While n/a I was running the same lap times of comparably experienced drivers in sti's/c5's on 200tw tires so its not terrible until something like this happens. Note that our track is on the unforgiving side in general and favors a smaller wheelbase.
Edit2: This is the track being discussed for the curious, 1.7 mile, post turn 5 is where things went wrong:
And this is a representative 3rd gear log showing my supercharger like boost curve (wastegate only)
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from what I know of kaaz diffs, transition from power to lift is abrupt and unforgiving, even at low speeds. if you lifted enough to unload the diff, it could upset the chassis a lot.
find a big, empty, unpatrolled parking lot and test it by driving in a circle under light power and just lift gently.
find a big, empty, unpatrolled parking lot and test it by driving in a circle under light power and just lift gently.
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as an aside, you say you are no good at saves...
I recommend spending some time with Rfactor or Assetto Corsa and a decent wheel and pedals (logitech etc). I have encouraged a number of friends down this path and ALL have seen significant improvements in laptime, control and understanding of car dynamics and tuning etc...the seat time versus cost and muscle memory gain is well worth it in my opinion.
Of course its not like the real thing but it does provide a lot of the real thing at little to no cost.....
edit: and treat it like a REAL car, not a video game...
I recommend spending some time with Rfactor or Assetto Corsa and a decent wheel and pedals (logitech etc). I have encouraged a number of friends down this path and ALL have seen significant improvements in laptime, control and understanding of car dynamics and tuning etc...the seat time versus cost and muscle memory gain is well worth it in my opinion.
Of course its not like the real thing but it does provide a lot of the real thing at little to no cost.....
edit: and treat it like a REAL car, not a video game...
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Catastrophic uncontrollable oversteer
If the suspension is wrong the car won't work at their limits of adhesion with any tires.
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I have been to that track multiple times. I think you probably lifted and it got you loose. The slowest corner on the track is right before where you say you had the problem, so you should have been accelerating hard and diving across that apex. You say you were straightening out when it happened, so a lift off seems most likely.
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I have been to that track multiple times. I think you probably lifted and it got you loose. The slowest corner on the track is right before where you say you had the problem, so you should have been accelerating hard and diving across that apex. You say you were straightening out when it happened, so a lift off seems most likely.
One of the few things that I'm certain of is that I lost control under acceleration. I probably lifted as the oversteer got away from me though, and I'm not sure if that made it worse.
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Too bad no video. I would tend to support Andrew's analysis. Regardless of how much power it has or your skill level, that is a severely mismatched suspension setup which is going to have the characteristic of abrupt oversteer.
Contributing factors are a differential that is known not to be very smooth. That means it's locking on decel is rather abrupt so it is not conducive to abrupt throttle lift mid turn on a car that is already loose. Then you have the additional power which means your rear tires were probably hotter than they normally are. Then you have possibly slow hands/shuffle steer where you did not make a quick/big enough correction soon as it started to yaw. But ultimately your suspension is not correct. Fix that first and then post some video.
Contributing factors are a differential that is known not to be very smooth. That means it's locking on decel is rather abrupt so it is not conducive to abrupt throttle lift mid turn on a car that is already loose. Then you have the additional power which means your rear tires were probably hotter than they normally are. Then you have possibly slow hands/shuffle steer where you did not make a quick/big enough correction soon as it started to yaw. But ultimately your suspension is not correct. Fix that first and then post some video.
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I was hoping someone who has driven there would drop in. This really is one of the simplest parts of the track...
One of the few things that I'm certain of is that I lost control under acceleration. I probably lifted as the oversteer got away from me though, and I'm not sure if that made it worse.
One of the few things that I'm certain of is that I lost control under acceleration. I probably lifted as the oversteer got away from me though, and I'm not sure if that made it worse.
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I really should pick up an action cam... I ski a lot and a chunk of that is in resorts; I need to get over my general distaste derived from the gopro clowns.
It would be funny to see my "awww geee Cletus I think I'm losin this here thing here" reaction time.
Thanks again for the help.
Chilicharger, any chance you're going to the event at ASR later this month?
It would be funny to see my "awww geee Cletus I think I'm losin this here thing here" reaction time.
Thanks again for the help.
Chilicharger, any chance you're going to the event at ASR later this month?
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I really should pick up an action cam... I ski a lot and a chunk of that is in resorts; I need to get over my general distaste derived from the gopro clowns.
It would be funny to see my "awww geee Cletus I think I'm losin this here thing here" reaction time.
Thanks again for the help.
Chilicharger, any chance you're going to the event at ASR later this month?
It would be funny to see my "awww geee Cletus I think I'm losin this here thing here" reaction time.
Thanks again for the help.
Chilicharger, any chance you're going to the event at ASR later this month?
I did just buy a factory hardtop 06 specifically to make into a track car, though, so hopefully my schedule will line up at some point to take it to ASR or Motiva sometime this year. I will let you know.
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I had my first track day with the new sway bar and rear springs.
Things seem to be much improved! I'm still taking it pretty easy but I managed to cut 1 second off my best lap time (pre-turbo and definitely not taking it easy).
I also got some time on the skid pad. I've never really done a donut so I'm not sure how exactly it was supposed to go, but it did seem to break loose in a fully predictable manner.
It seems the track maintenance guy decided to leave my exploded tire wall as I left it. You can also still see my skid marks. It looks like my mspaint diagram is fairly accurate.
Things seem to be much improved! I'm still taking it pretty easy but I managed to cut 1 second off my best lap time (pre-turbo and definitely not taking it easy).
I also got some time on the skid pad. I've never really done a donut so I'm not sure how exactly it was supposed to go, but it did seem to break loose in a fully predictable manner.
It seems the track maintenance guy decided to leave my exploded tire wall as I left it. You can also still see my skid marks. It looks like my mspaint diagram is fairly accurate.
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Tires are more effective as an attenuating device when strapped together in bundles. It is interesting that they are loose. Loose tires have the potential to launch cars airborne.
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#38
My thoughts exactly. Between that, and no-one tidying up after they were scattered, I wonder about track standards, and what other shortcuts the owners/operators are taking. Do tracks over there have to be licenced, or is a case of throw down a bit of tar, and throw open the gates?
I think I would be looking for a new track, if any were available ...
I think I would be looking for a new track, if any were available ...
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My thoughts exactly. Between that, and no-one tidying up after they were scattered, I wonder about track standards, and what other shortcuts the owners/operators are taking. Do tracks over there have to be licenced, or is a case of throw down a bit of tar, and throw open the gates?
I think I would be looking for a new track, if any were available ...
I think I would be looking for a new track, if any were available ...
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