A few weeks ago, I was racing with some guys in a RaceDepartment session, "WTCC 08 @ Anneau du Rhin - Sun July 11th 2010"
While chatting with some of the guys on TS while during practice, about setups. I was running in the BMW. After little chatting about the diff, they suggested locking it nice and tight, so the setup that I then used in the two races, they were, Lock : 40%, Coast : 100%, and Preload : 5.
After doing that with the diff, the BMW became very neutral on that track, the rear would stick alot more, and would only really swing out on badly worn tires, and if I remember correctly, this setup didn't manage it's rear's very well.
So what I'm wondering is, once I know the track, what will these settings listed below do to my car (or any car of any class) in terms of characteristics, and in what circumstances should I change them i.e., bumpy braking zones not letting me brake as late as other.
Lock, Coast and Preload settings
Fast Bump, Slow Bump settings
Fast Rebound, Slow Rebound settings
Caster settings
Thanks for any help people can give.
Ethan Bass
While chatting with some of the guys on TS while during practice, about setups. I was running in the BMW. After little chatting about the diff, they suggested locking it nice and tight, so the setup that I then used in the two races, they were, Lock : 40%, Coast : 100%, and Preload : 5.
After doing that with the diff, the BMW became very neutral on that track, the rear would stick alot more, and would only really swing out on badly worn tires, and if I remember correctly, this setup didn't manage it's rear's very well.
So what I'm wondering is, once I know the track, what will these settings listed below do to my car (or any car of any class) in terms of characteristics, and in what circumstances should I change them i.e., bumpy braking zones not letting me brake as late as other.
Lock, Coast and Preload settings
Fast Bump, Slow Bump settings
Fast Rebound, Slow Rebound settings
Caster settings
Thanks for any help people can give.
Ethan Bass