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Locost handling characteristics?
PeterGT4 - 1/6/04 at 06:09 PM

For those of you driving/racing completed cars, what is your assessment of the handling traits of this car? Understeers? Oversteers (barring any kind-of hooligan acts to provoke oversteer)? Neutral? Etc...

I ask because, Caterham offers a "Wide Track" kit for their front suspension, widening track by about 60mm. They claim it helps improve turn-in and handling. Would the Locost benefit from this, widening front track by the same or similar amount?

Thanks...


Jon Ison - 1/6/04 at 06:54 PM

never had a prob with turn in, cant ever remember any understeer full stop.


Wadders - 1/6/04 at 08:19 PM

Err,does this help answer your question


http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?action=showphoto&photo=sideways.jpg








i]Originally posted by PeterGT4
For those of you driving/racing completed cars, what is your assessment of the handling traits of this car? Understeers? Oversteers (barring any kind-of hooligan acts to provoke oversteer)? Neutral? Etc...

I ask because, Caterham offers a "Wide Track" kit for their front suspension, widening track by about 60mm. They claim it helps improve turn-in and handling. Would the Locost benefit from this, widening front track by the same or similar amount?

Thanks...




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