Bloomfield Kidderminster Set Ups

[Delves]

Here is a link through to a report from Darren on his weekend at the national. Also in there is his set ups for both Wet and Dry conditions for his 22.

http://www.horizonhobby.co.uk/autoon...cles_pg30.html

[cunawarit]

The links seem to be broken right now. Getting a 404 for both setups.

[Delves]

Should be fixed now

[gigooloo]

I see a few things on darren's setups that don't make sence to me. Maybe someone can clear it up for me.

1
On the setup sheet it says that the track is rough and darren is using a black front and a red rear spring. Wouldn't that unsetle the car on the rough track?

2
A lot of the team guys are using 1.6 pistons lately while darren uses the standard ones. Does anyone know why?

3
On the dry setup darren uses no shims under the inner camberlink mounts,on most setups you see 2.5 mm on the front and 1 or 2 mm on the back. Does anyone know why?

4
Why does he uses the LRC blocks instead of the HRC ones?

Grtzz

[Delves]

Originally Posted by gigooloo

I see a few things on darren's setups that don't make sence to me. Maybe someone can clear it up for me.

1
On the setup sheet it says that the track is rough and darren is using a black front and a red rear spring. Wouldn't that unsetle the car on the rough track?

2
A lot of the team guys are using 1.6 pistons lately while darren uses the standard ones. Does anyone know why?

3
On the dry setup darren uses no shims under the inner camberlink mounts,on most setups you see 2.5 mm on the front and 1 or 2 mm on the back. Does anyone know why?

4
Why does he uses the LRC blocks instead of the HRC ones?

Grtzz

Hey there

I cannot explain the what for and whys as to what he did on the day but I can clear up a couple of the points for you.

Firstly the UK team have been running 4 hole standard pistons for a while now, Im not sure which ones have been running 1.6 pistons? I know some of the guys in the states have been using 2 hole 1.6 pistons if thats what you mean?

As for why LRC over HRC. I think this is a driving style thing, the LRC grips harder initially and breaks away quicker which I believe suits Darren's driving style. The HRC block gives less overall grip (for the same toe obviously) but is more consistent throughout the turn.

Hope this helps.

[Robby]

Originally Posted by gigooloo

I see a few things on darren's setups that don't make sence to me. Maybe someone can clear it up for me.

1
On the setup sheet it says that the track is rough and darren is using a black front and a red rear spring. Wouldn't that unsetle the car on the rough track?

2
A lot of the team guys are using 1.6 pistons lately while darren uses the standard ones. Does anyone know why?

3
On the dry setup darren uses no shims under the inner camberlink mounts,on most setups you see 2.5 mm on the front and 1 or 2 mm on the back. Does anyone know why?

4
Why does he uses the LRC blocks instead of the HRC ones?

Grtzz

All can be explained as "Personal Preference," and the willingness to adapt his set-up to the current track conditions.

This is also where people need to come up with their own set-ups, instead of being so reliant on others'. If you don't try different things, so as to come up with what works for you, then you don't understand how certain changes affect the car.

[gigooloo]

@ Delves

Yes i mean that the US team is running it, i saw it also on a setup sheet for the EOS on carpet and i asumed that it was the new standard for every surface. I didn't know that the uk team where using the standard 4 hole's for a while.

@ Robby

That is exactly the reason why i like to know the reasons for certain setup changes. Since i don't have unlimited time to test every possible thing,i will only test the things that i see on setup sheets form top drivers.
Most of the time i do feel the setup changes, but sometimes they are so subtle that i can't discribe what exactly changed.
At this point it's very usefull to know the reasons for certain setup changes.

Grtzz