Thread: FWD/FF Buggy
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Old 24-05-2013
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There we go That's the AC210FF For you! I just did a first test run with it on a brick road... DAMN THIS CAR HAS CHARACTER!

The car's acceleration I would say it isn't far off from an RWD bug. That's just the start though: I don't know how clearly I have mentioned the first prototype felt a bit lazy and had too big a turning radius, but this car is the opposite! The steering is more agressive than a Cheetah on a sugar rush! The turning radius is about as small as I have seen on a buggy of this size, I'm really baffled by the contrast from the last car.

I also found some things to work on. Off-power, the car becomes quite a handful: there is so little weight on the rear that it kind of starts to float at the back. Grip then becomes inconsistent and it easily tends to slide out to one side. This effect is even stronger under braking: The rear easily lifts up completely from the ground, and if that doesn't happen then you're left with a very loose rear end.

It should be an easy fix though It just needs ballast on the rear. A good thing, as there is limited space up front to bring the car up to the necessary 1474g to make it legal for racing. Also, I need to look into the rear tires: the side walls of these tires were covered in glue to prevent grip roll on carpet, so that might be part of the problem here. Lastly, this characteristic is something I also came across on the previous car on carpet and there I solved it only by increasing droop and using rear tires with more bite.
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