Panoz Esperante GTS, Инструкция по эксплуатации

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RVP – Reliability / Value / Performance
Exiting a corner
This is the area that starts at or just before the apex
of the corner. It is usually the same point where you
are starting to apply power. Again weight transfer is
the key to applying power and maintaining grip while
steering comfortably through the corner. In this situa-
tion wheel camber, shock and sway bar setting play a
critical roll in controlling the weight transfer of the car
(again we are assuming that the tire pressures are
correct, and that the tires are not overly worn and
have not been heat cycled too many times). The
understeer condition exists because there is not
enough grip from the front tires to change the direc-
tion of the car.
Front rebound adjustment is the easiest and most
subtle. You will be surprised in the gains that can be
made by adjusting the rebound just one or two clicks.
If you adjust the front rebound to a more firm setting
you will slow down the weight transfer of the car,
thereby allowing the fronts tires to have a better con-
tact patch with the track.
Sway bar settings will also yield high gains in control-
ling understeer. (IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT
THE SWAY BARS, BOTH FRONT AND REAR, NEED
TO BE NEUTRALIZED BEFORE BEING ABLE TO
MAKE ANY PROPER HANDLING ADJUSTMENTS
NOTES BELOW). Adjusting the rear sway bar to a
stiffer setting will help if not eliminate any exiting
understeer condition. If adjusting the rear sway bar
makes the car too loose, don't jump to the conclusion
that you went the wrong way and move it back right
away. Consider adjusting the front sway bar to a
stiffer setting to put a little push back into the car.
Proper camber is important to controlling understeer
conditions. Too much or not enough camber affects
your contact patch.
The key is to find the proper balance of all these
adjustments to match your driving style, track and
weather conditions. Like anything else in life there are
usually sacrifices that have to be made. You should
always adjust your suspension for the most critical
corner on the track. Usually, this is the one that leads
onto the longest straight away, or the one that carries
the most speed. Understand that some tracks will not
let you have optimum handling everywhere.
Obtaining tire temperature and pressure information
after each session is the key to making proper adjust-
ments to the car. Tire temperature will tell you if you
have too much or not enough camber, if the car is out
of balance or if there is too much or too little pres-
sure. Be careful to not adjust the car back to your
driving style and speed. In other words, having the
same front tire temp inside middle and out is a pretty
thing, but it doesn't mean that it is fast.
Through weight transfer and balance you can maxi-
mize the contact patch of all the tires for the related
track condition.
Alignment
Alignment settings vary from track to track and tire to
tire. Switching tire brands at the track is not recom-
mended. Any time that you change tire brands, you
will have to start from ground zero related to the
alignment and overall setup of the car.