Neil Redden said:
adam525i said:
In reply to frenchyd :
and around your waist!
Right On! I needed a new battery for the FR-S I track and figured I'd buy an Anti-Gravity battery. That is, until I found they cost a ton. I figured that I could lose some weight by eating less, come in at about the same overall car weight and save money.
Now, I'll have to look into the shifting less tactic. Not sure that works on an FR-S with no torque to help, but maybe?
My rallycross times are faster starting in 2nd gear if the start is downhill.
This in an RX-7 that can rev, so the final drive is kind of short.
Riding in a car with a twin clutch transmission is a real eye opener with respect to how much time is lost due to shifting a manual trans.
The best way to remove a pound is to look 16 places and remove an ounce!
I'm a big guy myself and I'm driving a miata on track. I know that the best driver mod, besides seat time, is working on my health and dropping a ton of weight.
Neil Redden said:
adam525i said:
In reply to frenchyd :
and around your waist!
Right On! I needed a new battery for the FR-S I track and figured I'd buy an Anti-Gravity battery. That is, until I found they cost a ton. I figured that I could lose some weight by eating less, come in at about the same overall car weight and save money.
Now, I'll have to look into the shifting less tactic. Not sure that works on an FR-S with no torque to help, but maybe?
Lithium battery is about the least expensive place to lose weight, if you don't count removing things. I saved ~20lbs with a lithium battery. Try replacing other parts of a car and losing that much. That's more weight loss than a carbon hood, at a fraction of the cost, and no loss of function in any terms.
That position must make it awkward to shift. I saw this on a 80's Alfa and thought what were they thinking?
In reply to Tom1200 :
Sir Jackie Stewart also recommended this, even to himself, taking a corner in 3rd at 3/4 throttle rather than 2nd at full throttle. He said one less shift ( or several depending ) added up to seconds NOT lost plus the car was more easily controlled as the throttle was still usable and not full, allowing to help steer the car. He also said the car was less likely to wear tires as it was under better control. OF course he was an advocate of smooth driving, not stabbing the brakes, or throttle.
So what are you guys doing on the course or track ? :-)
