V8SuperCar: Season Opener Clipsal 500 - Adelaide

BGTV8 · 02-26-2015, 06:58 PM

Friday Practice Session 1 - take a look at the level of commitment of Kelly Bros Racing/Nissan MotorSport #7 off the chicane - 0m38s to 1m04s into the clip.

Rick Kelly put the #7 Altima in P1 as a consequence ....

Rick Kelly tops opening Clipsal 500 practice - Speedcafe

ValidusVentus · 02-26-2015, 11:49 PM

wow, yeah, and it looks like they are running a lot of suspension travel and a bit soft in anticipation of aggressive use of the kerbs

BGTV8 · 02-27-2015, 04:27 PM

They are actually sprung quite stiffly but the 4-way dampers are set quite soft for hi-speed bumps so they will ride the kerbs without bouncing. Lo-speed bump is set relatively stiff to control the car's pitch under brakes and over normal road ripples.

Most cars have only 70-80mm of bump travel and 25-40 of droop at the hub, so not a huge amount of travel

02-26-2015, 06:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
BGTV8 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 03350 Australia Posts: 1,515 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z M6 Rep Power: 39974	V8SuperCar: Season Opener Clipsal 500 - Adelaide Friday Practice Session 1 - take a look at the level of commitment of Kelly Bros Racing/Nissan MotorSport #7 off the chicane - 0m38s to 1m04s into the clip. Rick Kelly put the #7 Altima in P1 as a consequence .... Rick Kelly tops opening Clipsal 500 practice - Speedcafe

02-26-2015, 11:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
ValidusVentus Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Washington State Posts: 400 Drives: #18 Z34 Rep Power: 23	wow, yeah, and it looks like they are running a lot of suspension travel and a bit soft in anticipation of aggressive use of the kerbs __________________ Mods: Dedicated caged track car, lots of things. \|\|\| Valkyrie Autosport \|\|\|

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02-27-2015, 04:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
BGTV8 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 03350 Australia Posts: 1,515 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z M6 Rep Power: 39974	They are actually sprung quite stiffly but the 4-way dampers are set quite soft for hi-speed bumps so they will ride the kerbs without bouncing. Lo-speed bump is set relatively stiff to control the car's pitch under brakes and over normal road ripples. Most cars have only 70-80mm of bump travel and 25-40 of droop at the hub, so not a huge amount of travel