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Author Topic: Understeer, setup or driving style?  (Read 171 times)

Offline Tech G

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Understeer, setup or driving style?
« on: September 21, 2017, 04:02:07 pm »
So I saw an interesting driving analysis on the S-397 forum today and is something I know I am guilty of, so thought I would share.  I tend to keep a little throttle through some corner, which can help keep the car more balance, or correct some oversteer issues, but can also leads to understeer.  This guy sums it up best.


In driving your main issue, is you need to let the car turn for a bit more time, letting the car roll a bit more and then get back on power, you feel the car going slow and you try to get back on power too early and this makes the understeer appear, wait a bit more to get back on power, this will decrease the understeer and you will be able to get back to full power earlier.

Braking shape is good but I will try to do a bit more regression (trail off), as it seems you are turning in with too much pressure so this may create the turn in understeer.

When you lift the throttle on fast corners, try not to do it quickly as its often better to keep more % and lift more slowly than lift too much and then jump back on the power, this unbalances the car changing to quickly the load moving front-rear-front, if you keep more % and lift for more time the car won't change too much the ride height so will be balance for more time.

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Re: Understeer, setup or driving style?
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2017, 04:13:25 pm »
I can't stand understeer, But I also can't stand too much corner exit oversteer. I too sometimes use a bit of throttle to get through a corner smoothly.

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Re: Understeer, setup or driving style?
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2017, 07:28:57 pm »
I end up double  braking instead of trail braking when I am attempting to push the limit. Always guilty of coming in too hot and smashing the brake to turn the car.

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Re: Understeer, setup or driving style?
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2017, 10:05:54 pm »
Braking earlier is faster in most cases. It allows the weight to transfer slower and doesn't upset the car as much, which means you don't have to wait as long to get back on throttle.

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Re: Understeer, setup or driving style?
« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2017, 06:34:40 am »
I tend to brake early and if i get in too hot lift a bit so back end starts to go slightly then get back on power to catch it :)

 

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