Stock car setup secrets pdf

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Limited Supply: Only 1 Left! Loose entry is just a bad deal. Never allow your car to suffer through a race with a loose entry condition. Below are some tips on how you can make changes to your car. Like all general statements real world track conditions can contradict what is listed below. Proper context must prevail. The information might allow you to speed up your own learning curve through your actual track testing and race experience. Further, these tips better apply to asphalt stock cars that are built by a major manufacturer that run on tracks 1 mile and under.

All information assumes that the car has the proper parts installed and that the rear end is square. The simplest way to go fast is to insure that all four wheels are pointing in the same direction. Suggestions are listed in order of priority. Keep in mind that the order can vary drastically depending on the many variables faced and differing track conditions.

Tip: Fix it!!! Never start a race with this condition! A loose everywhere car will be very hard to drive. Driver adjustments will be of very little help.

There is little benefit from small changes with this condition. Stay with changes that make a significant difference. A tight everywhere car will not be hard to drive but will be slow. One particularly common case, is when there is a bit of understeer tight during corner entry at sharp corners.

This case can have several reasons:. As stated before, loose entry is one of the worst kinds of cornering problems. Curing loose entry conditions is a high priority item. Here are some things to try:. Tip: Work on it!!!

Sometimes gets worse and progresses to a push in the middle but driver can usually make some driving adjustments. Tip: Fix it. Depending on severity can get worse. Driver can make limited driving adjustments. At some tracks this condition can come to you in the long run. However only experience can tell you if this would be a safe gamble. Usually gets worse. Driver can make limited adjustments.

This situation works well with inexperienced drivers. Hard to drive and usually gets worse. Not recommended for the inexperienced driver. Many times an excellent place to start a long race. Experience dictates if this is a good gamble. Easy to drive.

Usually frees up as the tires wear. Not a good set up for the inexperienced driver. Be aware that some times cars don't seem to follow the rules. You can get conditions that contradict the rules. Generally, you see this condition when you have gone to extremes with adjustments. If you get outside the range with your adjustments many things can happen to confuse the issue. When your car does not seem to get around the turns right you should first have a look at any adjustments that are to an extreme compared to what your car builder recommends or from what you have learned from your own experiences.

The soft push occurs when you get below the spring rate that holds the front end up. The suspension runs through its full travel too quickly and in effect bottoms out as the car enters the turn. What if you are already too soft? For example, lets say you typically would run 's in the front of a coil over car or 's in the front of a big spring car.

The car has been pushing so you keep dropping front spring rate. Now, as an exaggeration, you are down to 's in the front of the coil over car and 's in the front of the big spring car. The car will roll through the suspension travel too quickly and the car will push even worse. The point is that you can be fooled into going softer on the front spring rate to cure a push when the reality is that the front springs are fine but another adjustment would be a better option.

When you get too soft in the front the car can push and installing a stiffer front spring actually makes the car turn better. Just as with the soft push the same condition can occur with the rear springs. If you get the rear too soft the car can get loose as the suspension travel is used up too quickly and effectively bottoms out.

In this case, a stiffer rear spring can hook the car up better. Sometimes your car will skate in the turns. The whole car seems to slide up into the second groove. The driver has trouble running the low line. Many times the driver explains this condition as a push. Panhard Bar Too High - A panhard bar that is too high can cause the skating condition. As the car gets to the "cut zone" the high panhard bar can pull the rear of the car up the track into the second groove.

When this condition occurs the driver often steers to the right to catch the car as it enters the turn. Now you can have the chassis and suspension technology that is winning races right now. Stock Car Setup Secrets takes the "guesswork" out of chassis setup.

Chassis expert Bob Bolles, offers detailed information on all aspects of racing chassis engineering. Book jacket. Discover the secrets that will make you a faster and more successful racecar driver with this up-to-date insight into the latest techniques in racing. Professional driver and driving coach Ross Bentley, reveals what it takes to be fast and win races at the highest levels. Chock full of diagrams and concise "speed secrets," Bentley has created an all-new approach to learning and perfecting the ideal line around the racetrack.

He teaches you how to turn errors into more speed, left-foot braking techniques, as well as three sure-fire ways to lower your best lap time. The two Team Seattle cars finished 7th and 8th overall in a field of 44 cars.