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Old 26-05-2008
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Originally Posted by jimmy View Post
The car is easier to drive on slippery tracks - when it gets high grip the slightly flexible chassis probably makes it a little less consistent and predictable than my 501X.
It's funny you should say this Jimmy, I actually find the opposite is true - I find the car is a lot faster (comparitive to other racers of a similar standard to me) when the grip is up than when it is slippy. I don't have a 501X of my own to compare with but I have tried other peoples 501s on a slippy floor and they seem a lot more planted than my Durga! My assumption was that the rearward weight bias of the 501 generates more traction.

I'm pretty sure you must be pretty happy with your setup (judging by the excellent results you are getting) but I found that the one thing to make the biggest difference in the consistency of the Durga was to fit the TRF shocks on the outer hole of the rear wishbones with the kit spring. It stops the rear end rolling about excessively.

However, it could be my driving skills that are the problem... I always seem to run better when there is ample grip, not so good when things are slippy.
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