Re: My first Autox ruled!

[Shawn Meze <Trnsfrma@ix.netcom.com>]

At 09:58 AM 11/13/96 -0500, Shawn Meze wrote:

>> The hot setup as of this printing for autocrossing a Scirocco is: Neuspeed
>> 22F/28R swaybars, upper/lower stressbars, Race springs on Koni adjustables.
>> Other people have other items and they seem to work just fine. Before the
>> Konis and Race springs, I would yank the rear tire way up in the air. (I
>> never seen it, I was driving but I could hear/feel it!) I had spectators
>> gather in faster tighter sections just to watch my inside rear wheel come
>> way off the ground. I guess they were humored by it. I dunno. They would be
>> sure to tell me after I was racing what the wheels did. Who-hoo. Now the
>> tire still comes off the ground but not as drastic. 
>> What companies do sometimes for photo shoots are to disconnect the front
>> swaybar and leave the rear bar on so the rear inside wheels will come way
>> off the ground. Looks good in pictures I sopose.
>> The problem is, you cant get a bigger front swaybar for the Scirocco than
>> 22mm. That sucks! I would like to have a 25mm myself! 

Then John A. Penoyer wrote:
>You should concentrate on how whe car handles more than what it looks 
>like through the corners.  It is easily possible to be the front end too 
>stiff for street tires, and this amplifies driver's error. With a light 
>car you don't need monster bars -- don't compare size with the later 
>heavier cars -- the mountimg points and especially moment arms have a 
>large effect on the roll stiffness contribution too.  
>
>It's much more satisfying to be quicker through that portion, than it is 
>to worry about how you look in a photograph. 
>
>The idea of detaching the front sway bar for pictures is one of the 
>stupidest things I've ever heard of.  


Your absolutely right John A. A car that corners more flatly with all 4
tires on the ground will have more grip. I dont recall ever saying that
making the inside rear wheel come off the ground was an ideal driving
condition? On the contrary, I was complaining about how my car handeled
before I finished the suspension mods. I wasnt comparing size with the later
heavier cars. I was simply stating that the handeling of my car, I would
like to have a larger front swaybar.
Reread what I said, John. It wasnt something done for performance in
handeling. it was simply something a photographer from EC mag told me they
do sometimes to get a more dramatic shot from a car in slow corners. Nobody
is telling you to do that and then go drive your car. Relax, John. You sound
very tense?


 
Shawn
86' Jetta GLi
82' Scirocco GTi
The Fastest, Quickest, Cleanest and 
best looking Scirocco in all of San Diego!

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