Removal Of Undertray - Ricky, One For You
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Posted 03 August 2003 - 07:30 PM
#2
Posted 03 August 2003 - 07:53 PM
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Posted 03 August 2003 - 08:04 PM
#4
Posted 03 August 2003 - 09:06 PM
Edited by Ricky2772, 03 August 2003 - 09:08 PM.
#5
Posted 03 August 2003 - 10:20 PM
How fast do the Palmersport cars go though? Aerodynamics really kick in at high speed. Excuse my in depth analysis there.No disagreement Thorney, but just a comment that all of Palmer Sport's fleet have had there undertrays removed.
Ricky, IMO with experts giving warnings like this AND pushing your car regularly at high speed, particularly at the Ring, I would reccomend following their advice. Is that second or five a lap worth the risk?
BTW I had numerous friends tell me to put a steering damper on my R1. I ignored them all because I did not have the dosh at the time. A huge tank slapper and a very scary no brakes moment made me realise my friends were right.
Not everyones advice is worth taking but stuff like this is worth listening to IMO.
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Posted 04 August 2003 - 07:26 AM
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Posted 04 August 2003 - 07:33 AM
Steve's right. Palmersport told me they removed the undertrays on their NAs. They said it was to assist with cooling because the cars were getting too hot with them. They said they were going to do the same with the turbos because if the NAs were getting very hot the turbos would be getting very VERY hot.No disagreement Thorney, but just a comment that all of Palmer Sport's fleet have had there undertrays removed.
I also agree that removing them will feck up the aerodynamics and cause stability problems at higher speeds.
Not quite sure how Palmersport square the circle on this one. Anyone here booked on a Plamersport day soon who could ask a few questions?
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Posted 04 August 2003 - 07:39 AM
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Posted 04 August 2003 - 07:51 AM
Vauxhall agreed by saying removal of the understay could have dramatic effect on stability
just a comment that all of Palmer Sport's fleet have had there undertrays removed
From personal experience, the PalmerSport cars are very nervous - lost count of how many times I spun in the wet
#10
Posted 04 August 2003 - 08:12 AM
#11
Posted 04 August 2003 - 09:46 AM
Edited by Ricky2772, 04 August 2003 - 09:53 AM.
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Posted 04 August 2003 - 10:02 AM
#13
Posted 04 August 2003 - 10:09 AM
those kinda of infos are much appreciated, always...Just passing the info on mate, assumed that would be your response but when someone who does this for a living said it could be dangerous I'd be a git if I didn't let you know.
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Posted 04 August 2003 - 11:15 AM
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Posted 04 August 2003 - 11:29 AM
Yes but the VX is Aerodynamically designed to have one.Anyway, many car used on track days have no undertray (like my former MX-5 )...
#16
Posted 04 August 2003 - 11:30 AM
Key point here....When I mentioned you'd had no problems they both said that it was simply a matter of luck and really really really recomended you put it back on immediately.
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Posted 04 August 2003 - 10:15 PM
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