Took the fiero to an autocross
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:04 pm
Well, I was the fastest mid engine car but a damn turbo miata was stupidly fast in SM2.
Anyways, here are the results
http://www.mrheavyfoot.com/files/result ... _8_fin.htm
No pictures yet, not sure if any were taken.
Impressions- Understeer. The major limiting factor in any corner was how fast the front tires would let me turn. It was really frustrating. The car felt like it could be go much faster if the front end would just bite.
So I need some sort of camber adjustment, and maybe run the front tires at a lower pressure. Although a bit of understeer is a good thing, too much of it just kills any fun. It felt like steering a ship, hard over and wait lol....
I was pretty glad to beat 2 other experienced mid engine car drivers, this was my first time ever racing the fiero. Ben did well too. The MR2 had a JDM 4AG swap with ITBs and such with suspension mods. He weighed all of 2200lbs, he should have beaten me no problem.
Any suggestions on how to reduce understeer (without sacrificing rear grip to give an illusion of less understeer). The back end felt nice and planted. When I did manage to oversteer I was able to recover every time, I didn't spin once. Only oversteer I had was on quick transitions which is expected.
Anyways, here are the results
http://www.mrheavyfoot.com/files/result ... _8_fin.htm
No pictures yet, not sure if any were taken.
Impressions- Understeer. The major limiting factor in any corner was how fast the front tires would let me turn. It was really frustrating. The car felt like it could be go much faster if the front end would just bite.
So I need some sort of camber adjustment, and maybe run the front tires at a lower pressure. Although a bit of understeer is a good thing, too much of it just kills any fun. It felt like steering a ship, hard over and wait lol....
I was pretty glad to beat 2 other experienced mid engine car drivers, this was my first time ever racing the fiero. Ben did well too. The MR2 had a JDM 4AG swap with ITBs and such with suspension mods. He weighed all of 2200lbs, he should have beaten me no problem.
Any suggestions on how to reduce understeer (without sacrificing rear grip to give an illusion of less understeer). The back end felt nice and planted. When I did manage to oversteer I was able to recover every time, I didn't spin once. Only oversteer I had was on quick transitions which is expected.