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Originally Posted by Jordo!
Probably the ?easiest way? around this is to find someone who is a good auto-x er in your make and model, with a nearly equivalent set up, and then buy what they have and set it about where they have it set. Same goes for tires, etc.
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Sounds like copying, not interpreting. Also cost here is open for interpretation as well. What if this hypothetical Ax driver has a 8k$ 4-way damper system ,sway bars, chassis bracing, etc, intended to support up to 2g's of lateral force at 80-120mph?
Opposing to this, what if a similar car in said field had a much simpler and cheaper coilover system with arguably worse tires, but comparable lap times? Do we just settle for the cheaper option because it's good enough?
How are we suppose to easily copy this setup? What if both drivers have no idea what the suspension system is actually doing and are just going off of what they bought and how some technician said it should work best at. And BLAM, it's fast, they're fast, and no reasonable amount of data was logged to truly understand what made said car and driver fast in those particular situations.
OR in another case (most cases), both drivers have lots of data logged and understanding of their systems, but given the fact competition...is competition. They don't want to share any of their knowledge and setup with you or anyone else. How do we go about copying it then? Break in to their race shop like Brian O'connor
lol.
To be fair on the last point. There are several race shops and tuners that would charge upwards of $200/hr to setup your car and teach you how to tune a car and what to look for in a suspension setup. On top of the cost you already will have to spend for parts, this may or may not be sound investments if you have no intentions to recoup this cost through competitive racing/promotion. I for sure wouldn't turn around and just mouth out that knowledge to some guy looking to just flat out copy my setup.