Hey John !!!
It is great that you are making the effort
to "raise the bar" on our dialog!!
To be honest with you I am about as green at this as they come. I have completed my first
season of SCCA Solo II and have enjoyed the
running and the people! As lame as this sounds , I can now feel what a 5lb pound difference in tire pressure does to the car!
I did not want to make a mistake by throwing
"parts" at the car my first season. I heard
before that SOLO II is 80% driver 20% car.
So I just worked on my driving and got a feel for the car now I am ready to work on
the areas I need help on. Which are Suspension and line choice on the track!
I have been a race fan for ever and when I was a child my dad raced dirt-track in southwest Texas ,New Mexico and Southern Calfornia. I have never been "stable" till now to have the money or time to try my hand at this! But I finally got involved last April and have been hooked ever since. My second race was the SCCA National Tour at the Texas Motor Speedway and talking about being lead to slaughter! But I learned more in those two days than I learned all season! Talking to the other guys and watching them run.
Most of the reading and our local drivers run rear wheel drive cars. I assume that having front wheel drive our setup is the 180
from a rear drive car? I hear that the course lines are the same between the two types of cars . There is not alot of info on setting up my car. I have found a few web sites "team SCR" and "club DSM" which have helped alot.
So any Basic 101 setup would help and as we grow I feel that the dialog will go away from
"how often to change my oil" to weight balance and car control!
Please keep raising the bar some of us may not have alot to say but I just wanted to let you know we are reading and are grateful
to you for your time and knowledge!
Vern Kilburn
Contour SE
Dallas,TX
