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Tris's Trackday & Family Leon Cupra(Snetterton Report)

jonjay

50 Years of 911
Jun 27, 2005
5,843
1
Essex
Try the softest setting like the good people said before. I always said the stiffest and thickest arb doesn't translate to the best setup.

Sure you will crack it.
 

Willie

LCR Track car
Aug 6, 2004
8,939
1
Sunny Scotland
Also.remember you diff will be giving you greater front end traction.
As long as you know how the cars going to handle you just account for it.
With R888's my car is well planted.
 

jonjay

50 Years of 911
Jun 27, 2005
5,843
1
Essex
This is where the diff sometimes can catch you out. When you commit and the diff is dragging you round the corner, if you ever so slightly let off the back end can come out. Suppose this is because of the level of grip and speed you can take a corner. This is extreme circumstance but I had a brown moment on a roundabout once and that exactly happened. Diff kicked in, everything controlled and safe, go to change direction and the rear end goes mental.

You still on shocks and springs Tris?
 

brad1

Guest
This is where the diff sometimes can catch you out. When you commit and the diff is dragging you round the corner, if you ever so slightly let off the back end can come out. Suppose this is because of the level of grip and speed you can take a corner. This is extreme circumstance but I had a brown moment on a roundabout once and that exactly happened. Diff kicked in, everything controlled and safe, go to change direction and the rear end goes mental.

You still on shocks and springs Tris?

I remember that brown moment too well lol
 

jonjay

50 Years of 911
Jun 27, 2005
5,843
1
Essex
They are not cheap - think V2s are £700-800 and v3s are £1100-1200. You could go for fixed V1s that are pretty good also.
 

Willie

LCR Track car
Aug 6, 2004
8,939
1
Sunny Scotland
Do you not find the rear loose then?

My local track is Knockhill, I have lost it BIG TIME at the end of the start finish straight/top of Duffus. This was a tail out afair.
I was running R888's on the front and GYE F1 Asymmetrics on the rear so I had expected it.
But TBH my car is VERY neutral now, its more prone to 4 wheel drifting than over steer or understeer. This obviously depends on the corner shape, camber and how its attacked.
I have R888's with -1.6 degrees front and -1.2 at the rear with KWV3 coilovers with 20mm drop. 23mm front ARB and 28mm rear ARB on the stiffest setting.
The problem with a neutral set up is when it goes it goes BIG TIME.
The front end geometry in the LCR is different to your LC.
 

tris

The Daddy
Feb 25, 2005
3,493
1
Kent & Track Days
www.leoncupra.net
Looking forward to getting the Leon out at Lydden in May as I now never seem to drive the car in anger as always have the family with me

Getting to the point of thinking is it worth keeping it just for track
 

Willie

LCR Track car
Aug 6, 2004
8,939
1
Sunny Scotland
Looking forward to getting the Leon out at Lydden in May as I now never seem to drive the car in anger as always have the family with me

Getting to the point of thinking is it worth keeping it just for track
It's well worth keeping.
You know this car well, if you bought something else you could be taking on unseen problems
 

tris

The Daddy
Feb 25, 2005
3,493
1
Kent & Track Days
www.leoncupra.net
Thing is there is a few more things I would like to do to it but cant put more money into a car that only gets used now and again
And it seems silly having a car just sitting in the garage doing nothing
 
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