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Ben Lipman
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Soarer TT manual, plus TT track car

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Monday, August 02, 2010 - 08:42 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a)


Tom Richards wrote on Monday, August 02, 2010 - 01:59 pm:

what benefits do you expect for losing 20kg?

You could lose half that by eating less, which would be easier than replacing the glass.




Clearly never tried to lose 20kg...or replace the glass in a Soarer. I have done both

In a street car most changes people make chasing performance are hardly noticeable, and largely a placebo effect. Spoilers, air dams, wider tyres, big front mounts, blow off valves, so on and so forth at 60kph would be hardly measurable. All together they may add up.

In a racecar/racetrack situation losing 20kg from so high in the car structure will be obvious. You will have less pitch under acceleration and braking, and less body roll during cornering etc. I can tell you a kilo here or there is worth chasing, and quickly adds up. The less mass you have to accelerate, brake and change direction the better.

As I said originally, the big question that needs to be asked: Is it legal?

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