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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 08:46 PM
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Default speaking of suspension dynamics... this is ugly!

From today's autocross @ VMP in richmond. Which i might add, i drove like ****. My car felt like ****. And i felt like ****. And it was slightly cooler than the surface of the sun on the blacktop.



And the full-size version http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...1.jpg.orig.jpg (might need to copy+paste)
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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 08:55 PM
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Default Re: speaking of suspension dynamics... this is ugly! (-RJ)

I personally still like this one from our drive down.

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Old Jul 29, 2002 | 05:21 AM
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Default Re: speaking of suspension dynamics... this is ugly! (-RJ)

...less body roll than what I have.
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Old Jul 29, 2002 | 07:37 AM
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Default Re: speaking of suspension dynamics... this is ugly! (-RJ)

From today's autocross @ VMP in richmond.
Come on... you still have four tires on the ground...

And it was slightly cooler than the surface of the sun on the blacktop.
Amen.

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Old Jul 29, 2002 | 09:07 AM
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Default Re: speaking of suspension dynamics... this is ugly! (maxQ)

Exactly... 4 wheels on the ground... not THAT much body roll... car is pointed in the right direction, and there are no cones flying.

What's wrong?!

Chris, still annoyed that he felt his dumb right foot understeer the car into the last cone on the course to slap a nice 2 second penalty onto a 49.9 second run.
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Old Jul 29, 2002 | 09:33 AM
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Hey at least you weren't the only one that hit that cone. Course you didn't make it shoot up like a rocket like that Mustang did. Felt like I was watching Three Kings "Head popped up 3 feet in the air like a god damn cartoon".

I'm just happy on my 4th run that I didn't hit that damn cone at start or the first slalom, actually had a clean run.
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Old Jul 30, 2002 | 11:02 AM
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Default Re: speaking of suspension dynamics... this is ugly! (maxQ)

Whoa... i have driving sKiLLz y0!!???!!

when did this happen? alert the authorities please...



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Old Jul 30, 2002 | 11:14 AM
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Default Re: speaking of suspension dynamics... this is ugly! (George Knighton)

Hey, that's what you get for having your spring rates backwards!
what do you expect, he's driving a Saturn fer cryin' out loud... hehehehehehe

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Old Jul 30, 2002 | 11:24 AM
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Actually... the rates are 125 lbs/in front and rear (stock). I only wish i could bump them up a few... hundred lbs...

Hey, that's what you get for having your spring rates backwards!

what do you expect, he's driving a Saturn fer cryin' out loud... hehehehehehe
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Old Jul 30, 2002 | 12:01 PM
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cut the springs
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Old Jul 30, 2002 | 06:32 PM
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Default Re: speaking of suspension dynamics... this is ugly! (-RJ)

i heard the hot setup for saturns is like 200lbfr/500lbrr.
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Old Jul 30, 2002 | 09:59 PM
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ugh... a nice coil-over setup is really tempting me right now. Will stay in g-stock for one more year. If i move to DSP... chit, its all over.
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