FWD vs RWD: Adders, Subtractors, and Weight, Oh my...!

[jimmyc]

So Lapsim seems to indicate the higher the weight, horsepower, and grip get, the larger the percent of weight that needs to come off in order to balance FWD and RWD.

<----Why do I have a FWD car again......

Because even at it's current weight, i bet that sucker will do a 2:00:xx at T-hill USING the crows nest!!!! ITR has a lot of growing room!!

After seeing what a ITR ITR can do on toyo's and 7 inch rims...

[JoshS]

Because even at it's current weight, i bet that sucker will do a 2:00:xx at T-hill USING the crows nest!!!! ITR has a lot of growing room!!

After seeing what a ITR ITR can do on toyo's and 7 inch rims...

Come out to ITR and prove it! Color me very skeptical.

- Josh "still in the 2:05s in my ITR BMW" Sirota

[jimmyc]

Come out to ITR and prove it! Color me very skeptical.

- Josh "still in the 2:05s in my ITR BMW" Sirota

the ITA track recored is a 2:05:876.....

and SMC is a 2:05:317........

[lateapex911]

Chris-

it goes like this:stock hp x IT factor x class factor = base weight
(Borgward Special: 160hp * 1.25 = 200 * 12.9 = 2580 base weight).
base weight * percentage = adder. (2580 x5.56% = 142.)
So the Borgward, barring any other adders would weigh 2438

other adders come off that number, or get added to that number.


Clearer?

[shwah]

Thanks Jake. It is applied as a % on the individual car's process weight (for all factors except driveline type). This is a good evolutionary step.

[lateapex911]

Thanks Jake. It is applied as a % on the individual car's process weight (for all factors except driveline type). This is a good evolutionary step.

We think so. We like that it is based in real world science, and that it is more granular, and it is very repeatable.

It's taken some work, but these are the kinds of thing s we've been cooking. I consider it "The Process 2.0". It is attempting to fine tune what was already a good thing, remove either real subjectivity or the appearance of subjectivity, increase consistency, and make it more robust going forward.

More to come.