[Chrislong]

Hi Colin,
Your not going to pick up the knowledge by reading any sort of advice, honestly, you need to get used to having a play around with setups and what difference they make....

1) go and find a good 'base' setup, your best source is likely to be Stu Wood for both your RB5 and TRF. Keep these written down, copy them EXACTLY and get used to driving them.

2) change small things, one thing at a time, and make a note of what the difference was. Its hand to take a sheet of paper and a pen, write down what you change, how it felt and the effect on your fastest lap and your finishing time after the race (also comparisons against what the times set by people you normally race with, and the FTQ guy). Some changes may mean you can do a single lap faster than before, but can't improve on the race time as it is harder to keep on its wheels.

3) develop that base setup to suit you. It should be a setup which is well balanced, safe, and gives you confidence to take to any track and then make changes to suit.

Doing this, or having this in mind, and you'll soon start to pick it up. There is no book which will help.... I mean, you don't see Mick Cragg asking "What do I do if I have understeer, where did I put the book?" the stuff we do is all stuff in our own heads. What I may do to solve understeer may be different to what somebody else may do, but each method may be correct, just different ways to solve the issue.

4) Don't forget things & don't listen to TOO MUCH of what you are told. As what one person says may do something, somebody else may say it does somethign else.... so learn for yourself.

Chris