Hi all Ardent Winter Series drivers
I could do with some help in terms of setup and tyre prep after a disappointing and frustrating Round 2 at Ardent on Sunday (first time racing with the Moorespeed tyres)
Setups are posted under my sig "CharlesF", pretty close to kit setup, except for C2.8 front springs and 450 shock oil, gear diff / 1000cSt oil.
First trials at practice on Saturday was poor - loads of understeer and general lack of grip, with lots of pickup on the tyres (conditioned 30 min CS additive from new, and then used LRP). None of the changes to setup worked (generally going softer on spring locations, supposedly to improve grip), until a new set of tyres were fitted, and it seemed a lot better.
Sunday race day - back to some understeer and poor grip, but also with a sharp rear "hook" on entry deceleration. I changed to C3.0 springs for Q2 (to get close to kit setup & reduce front end dig-in), but this was virtually undriveable due to the rear "hook".
The general advice seemed to go for thicker shock oil, I put 550 in on the front, with C2.8 springs on pos 4, and with some minor changes to roll centres (higher on front, lower on rear). Tyre prep - CS additive, 20min on rear, 10 min on front. This was better, but not really gripping as it did on Sorex's. How some drivers were getting grip roll filled me with envy !! The tyres continued to pick up badly throughout the day and I was still 2-3 laps down on my normal pace.....
So - can you guys advise / post your setups and tyre prep ?? (seemed to be loads of different opinions floating around !!)
Cheers
Charles