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dalefaulkner

posted on 31/3/03 at 02:56 PM Reply With Quote
springs

What lb springs are you all going for for racing 1300GT's e.g. 300 front 200 rear?
this would be helpful cheers.

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D Beddows

posted on 31/3/03 at 08:31 PM Reply With Quote
As a first go try 300s on the front and 150s on the rear - wont be right (are you a fat b'stard?, how do you drive the car?, how well does your suspension/dampers work etc etc etc and I'm in NO way a suspension expert btw ) but it will be close enough to get you going in a proper type stylee.

Cheers

Dave

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dalefaulkner

posted on 1/4/03 at 10:52 AM Reply With Quote
thanks

Im 10 1/2 stone dripping, drive like a madman and the stiffer the car the better.

thanks mate.

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Mark Benson

posted on 1/4/03 at 03:24 PM Reply With Quote
I learned one thing about springs this weekend at Donnington:

stiff springs + Novice racer = Spin on the 4th practice lap.....

Start soft, move up when you have the skill and experience to drive a stiffer setup. I tested at Combe, my local track which I know well and thought the setup was fine, then I got to Donnington which I have only done 1 track day several years ago and found that the car was a little twitchy.....Thankfully Darrell Beckwith is skilled enough to avoid a spinning novice at the exit to Redgate.....





Raced a Locost for a couple of years, then bought an Elise.

Now back building a Fisher Fury, can't yet decide on V8 power (which I already have waiting to go in) or some kind of V6 (which I'd have to buy, when I can sell the Elise, if I sell the Elise).

I'm not the most decisive person in the world.

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Rob Palin

posted on 1/4/03 at 05:32 PM Reply With Quote
...and at the esses, and at the Old Hairpin and at Coppice.

In fact he must have thought i had it in for him or something.

4 spins in one day - shameful.
Had a stiff talk with myself though and there were none on sunday. Just a fuelling problem that dropped me 14 places. Aaarrgh!

[Edited on 1/4/03 by Rob Palin]

[Edited on 1/4/03 by Rob Palin]

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