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Absolutely! This is all great info that even I can understand. Thanks.As far as I understand it, @blacksheep-1 is exactly correct.
There's a good video on YouTube by a guy named Andre Marziali called Physics of Racing. It's about 90 minutes long but there's some very good information in there. Explanations for the 'why' to the things you hear.
The SN95 is like a 56/44 weight split in general. Yours is likely better, but let's say more than 50% is on the front wheels, static. In a 3000# car, that's ~840# on each front tire and 660# on each rear. [You can find coefficient of friction tables for tires I've heard.] Under braking or deceleration, how much weight transfers to the front tires? Say it's 8%.[?] Now you've got 960# on the front and 540 on the rears. And, how much more on the outside front tire now that you're attempting to change direction? Probably well over 1000#. You can quickly see how a good portion of the weight transfer ends up on your LF tire and is overwhelming it's traction abilities.
My first time at GingerMan, my instructor thought I was turning in late because I was overdriving the car so bad that I missed every apex. I raced dirt bikes when I was a kid, so I understood braking into a corner. But, I was attempting to trail brake an already nose heavy car with not enough tire under it to support the speeds and weight transfer. He tried to tell me that getting off the brakes and back on the gas would help and I thought he was nuts. But, turns out, as I later discovered, he was correct. When I decided to listen to him understeer almost went entirely away (as long as I didn't overcook the entry) and my corner speeds were much faster, because by getting back on the gas I balanced out the car. Thus, unloading the outside front tire.
What's your alignment like? What springs? Sway bars? Have you corner balanced the car? If it's happening in turning one way and not the other I would assume it's inconsistency's in alignment settings R-L or a balance issue.
And, if you think about it, it happens on right handers, and you're on the left side of the car. So it's likely heavier and more likely to overload the LF tire in a right hander, especially when you let off and cause weight to shift forward, because that's the tire attempting to do the brunt of the work.
Sorry for the long winded post...hope it helps.
I completely understand your mindset, I raced karts for 30 years and I'm ruined for life.As far as I understand it, @blacksheep-1 is exactly correct.
There's a good video on YouTube by a guy named Andre Marziali called Physics of Racing. It's about 90 minutes long but there's some very good information in there. Explanations for the 'why' to the things you hear.
The SN95 is like a 56/44 weight split in general. Yours is likely better, but let's say more than 50% is on the front wheels, static. In a 3000# car, that's ~840# on each front tire and 660# on each rear. [You can find coefficient of friction tables for tires I've heard.] Under braking or deceleration, how much weight transfers to the front tires? Say it's 8%.[?] Now you've got 960# on the front and 540 on the rears. And, how much more on the outside front tire now that you're attempting to change direction? Probably well over 1000#. You can quickly see how a good portion of the weight transfer ends up on your LF tire and is overwhelming it's traction abilities.
My first time at GingerMan, my instructor thought I was turning in late because I was overdriving the car so bad that I missed every apex. I raced dirt bikes when I was a kid, so I understood braking into a corner. But, I was attempting to trail brake an already nose heavy car with not enough tire under it to support the speeds and weight transfer. He tried to tell me that getting off the brakes and back on the gas would help and I thought he was nuts. But, turns out, as I later discovered, he was correct. When I decided to listen to him understeer almost went entirely away (as long as I didn't overcook the entry) and my corner speeds were much faster, because by getting back on the gas I balanced out the car. Thus, unloading the outside front tire.
What's your alignment like? What springs? Sway bars? Have you corner balanced the car? If it's happening in turning one way and not the other I would assume it's inconsistency's in alignment settings R-L or a balance issue.
And, if you think about it, it happens on right handers, and you're on the left side of the car. So it's likely heavier and more likely to overload the LF tire in a right hander, especially when you let off and cause weight to shift forward, because that's the tire attempting to do the brunt of the work.
Sorry for the long winded post, I've had a lot of coffee this morning...hope it helps.