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Re: cadet kart rear width? help please
Posted by 'itpro' on 06 May 2011 @ 10:46

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Here we go again.....

You VERY RARELY want to REDUCE grip..... I've explained this so many times but the simplest way of expressing it is that Formula 1 cars have more grip than you do and T*H*E*Y never seem to ask for LESS grip!

A second way of explaining it is to point out that you would soon complain if anyone started using grippier tyres than you are allowed.... and yet you seem to be complaining you have too much grip (at the rear) ALREADY!

What you might mean is that the BALANCE between the grip at the front and the grip at the rear is too much towards the rear on hot days..... IN THAT case, you should be spending your time INCREASING the grip on the FRONT..... to give you EQUAL grip at both ends.

If all else fails and you find you cannot increase the front grip any further, then do a 'trade-off': swap the rear-end grip by moving some of it to the front..... move the WEIGHT forward a few inches. That will increase the front grip at the expense of the rear.

Look at this logically..... you COULD lose grip at the rear by spraying your rear tyres with water each lap....... do you think that would make your lap times FASTER..... or slower?

Ian

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