New steering wheel - 350mm, plus video from UFO on Sunday |
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New steering wheel - 350mm, plus video from UFO on Sunday |
Randal |
Apr 23 2013, 05:47 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
If you are planning on using a steering quickner then keep your 13.75 or 14 inch steering wheel. I went down to a 12.25 inch and with the quickner it required more torque than the driver could manage in a 4.25 minute (65 corner) session at Medford.
I've found a 350mm (13.75") wheel with exactly the dish I want, so will be installing that shortly. The different size will require 12% more motion, but there will be less load which is my primary objective. Guessing the load will decrease 12%, but correct me if that is fuzzy math. I do like the quickner for a bunch of reasons. Here is a video from last Sunday at the UFO event. Tough little course to master in 4 runs. Ended up 4th overall after catching a cone on the last corner of my fastest run. 5 big time mistakes in the video run, but good to watch as you learn from your mistakes, some of which were just basic stuff. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kLIDzBizEA Yea, and could you believe that weather. The Marina afternoons are typically Alaska weather, but not on Sunday. BTW Bill Charron won the event in his narrow bodied 914. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/flag.gif) |
ww914 |
Apr 28 2013, 08:01 AM
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914 Convert Group: Members Posts: 435 Joined: 29-September 11 From: Central Coast, CA Member No.: 13,621 Region Association: Central California |
If you are planning on using a steering quickner then keep your 13.75 or 14 inch steering wheel. I went down to a 12.25 inch and with the quickner it required more torque than the driver could manage in a 4.25 minute (65 corner) session at Medford. I've found a 350mm (13.75") wheel with exactly the dish I want, so will be installing that shortly. The different size will require 12% more motion, but there will be less load which is my primary objective. Guessing the load will decrease 12%, but correct me if that is fuzzy math. I do like the quickner for a bunch of reasons. Here is a video from last Sunday at the UFO event. Tough little course to master in 4 runs. Ended up 4th overall after catching a cone on the last corner of my fastest run. 5 big time mistakes in the video run, but good to watch as you learn from your mistakes, some of which were just basic stuff. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kLIDzBizEA Yea, and could you believe that weather. The Marina afternoons are typically Alaska weather, but not on Sunday. BTW Bill Charron won the event in his narrow bodies 914. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/flag.gif) Nice run. Doesn't Bill win them all? |
Borderline |
Apr 28 2013, 11:50 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 720 Joined: 8-February 05 From: San Juan Bautista, CA Member No.: 3,577 Region Association: Northern California |
If you are planning on using a steering quickner then keep your 13.75 or 14 inch steering wheel. I went down to a 12.25 inch and with the quickner it required more torque than the driver could manage in a 4.25 minute (65 corner) session at Medford. I've found a 350mm (13.75") wheel with exactly the dish I want, so will be installing that shortly. The different size will require 12% more motion, but there will be less load which is my primary objective. Guessing the load will decrease 12%, but correct me if that is fuzzy math. I do like the quickner for a bunch of reasons. Here is a video from last Sunday at the UFO event. Tough little course to master in 4 runs. Ended up 4th overall after catching a cone on the last corner of my fastest run. 5 big time mistakes in the video run, but good to watch as you learn from your mistakes, some of which were just basic stuff. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kLIDzBizEA Yea, and could you believe that weather. The Marina afternoons are typically Alaska weather, but not on Sunday. BTW Bill Charron won the event in his narrow bodies 914. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/flag.gif) Nice run. Doesn't Bill win them all? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) No I don't!! I've been chasing Randal and a lot of other guys for years now! The 13" tire change is starting to work with the new tires. Last year I ran all used tires and couldn't run with them. Also, you have to remember, as JP says, it's a small pond. Most of us get beat pretty bad when we go up against SCCA National talent. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) |
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