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    QUICKINTRODUCTIONTOSKIPPYTUNING 2013Season3

    November2013

    WELCOME! TUNINGFROMTHEDEFAULTSETUP 3. Usethedefaultsettingsandthentrychangingthefront PRACTICE,PRACTICE,PRACTICE


    SpringPerchOffset(SPO)andtherearAntiRollBar(ARB).
    ThisconciseintroductiontotuningtheSkipBarberFormula2000 ThedefaultiRacingsetupfortheSkippyisareasonablestarting Everynewpersonstartingoutthinksthereisafastsetupthat
    hasbeenpreparedbyiRacersforthebenefitofotheriRacers. placebutyoumaywanttoconsiderthefollowing: SPRINGPERCHOFFSET everyoneelseknows.Thisisnottrue.
    Thisconciseguideisintendedtohelpyoulearnwhatyouneedto
    4 3 2 1 0 +0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5
    knowaboutsetups.Goodluck! 1. Changethefuelloadfrom5.2to3.1gallons(11.7liters). Whatyouneedtorealizeisthatfastdriversgotfastthrough
    1 hoursandhoursofpracticeandexperience.Duringthattime,
    Likeyou,weallstartedwiththeSkippyatonepointandlearneda theyfoundsetupsthatworkforthem,theparticulartrack,and
    2 AhigherSPOcanmakefrontturninmore

    lotthroughtrialanderror.Thisguideisintendedto: predictable.AlowerSPOcanbemoreforgiving. theirdrivingstyle.TheydidnotgettoanAorBlicenselevelora

    REARANTIROLLBAR
    helpyouunderstandthetuningoptionsontheSkippy, 2.1 3.1 4.2 5.2 3 3000+pointiRatingwithoutdevotingtimeandattentiontotuning
    giveyouabasicapproachtomakingsetups,and AhigherARBcanmakerearrotationmore
    andracecraft.Youwillneedtodothesame.
    4 predictable.AlowerARBmaybelesspredictable.

    Skippyracesaredesignedtorunina30minutewindowand3.1
    giveyoutheconfidenceyoumayneedtostartplayingwith
    gallonsisalmostalwaysenoughtogetyoutotheend.Noneed 5 Trydifferentcombinationsforyourself!
    ThebestwaytogetbetteratiRacing(measuredbyiRating,Safety
    setupsandunderstandingtheimpactofchanges.
    tocarryextraweightaround.Uselessfuelforaqualifyingrun. Rating,orbychampionshippoints)istopractice.Therearea
    6
    coupleofwaystodothis:
    Byusingthisguide,wehopeyouwillspendlesstimeon
    2. Trychangingthefrontandreartirepressuresto22F/22R 7
    unproductivesetupsandmoretimefindingasetupthatworksfor
    (152F/152RkPa). Byyourself:
    yougivenyourdrivingskillsatthattime.Enjoythejourney! 8
    CentripetalCircuitgoingoutbyyourselftogetintoa

    FRONTPRESSURES steadystatecorneringdynamictoseehowthecar
    TUNINGVARIABLES
    AnSPOsettingof+5givesyoumaximumcamberonthefront respondstodifferentsetupsaswellasdifferentinputs
    PSI
    17.4
    21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
    20 wheelsandthiswillgiveyoumorebiteatthefrontendwhile (throttle,breathe,brake,steering,etc.).
    TheSkippyonlyhassix(6)tuningvariablessothismakesiteasyto 120 turningandmakethecarlesslikelytoundersteer.Thismaynot
    becomefamiliarwiththemandhowthecarresponds:
    PSI kPa
    138
    145 152 158 165 172 179 186 193 200 207
    SoloPracticegoingoutonthetrackbyyourselftotry
    beyourfinalsettingbut,fromthissetting,youcannowlowerthe
    FuelLoadhowmuchfuelyouneed. 17.4 120
    DriversreporttheSkippy differentsetupsandseewhichsetupchangesresultin
    E

    19 131 SPOandlearnhowitchangescarbalance.Somepeopleprefera
    SpringPerchOffset(SPO)basicallychangesthecamber feelsbetterandworks lowerlaptimes,splittimes,orgreaterstability.
    betterinthisrange.
    lowerSPOsettingsinceitallowsthemtosawthefrontwheels
    (tilt)ofthefronttiresandrideheightatthefrontofthecar.
    21 145
    ReferenceCarturningonthereferencecar(whichisyour
    tomaketurningandspeedcorrectionswhileotherspreferamore
    RearAntiRollBar(ARB)changeshowtherearofthecar 22 152 Trydifferentpressures
    ownfastestlap)allowsyoutoseewhereandhowyoucan
    foryourself! predictablefrontend.Youdecidewhatfeelsbestforyou.
    respondswhencornering. gainorlosetimeinagivensegment.Thisisanawesometool
    23 158
    FrontTirePressuresusedtocreateanoptimaltireshape andwillhelpyoulearngoodtechniquesquickly.
    WiththeARBsettingat7,therearendofthecarwillloadand
    andappropriategrip. 24 165
    unloadmorepredictablyincornersandessesandshouldbe
    RearTirePressuresusedtocreateanoptimaltireshapeand Withothercars:
    25 172 manageable.AhigherARBsettingallowstherearofthecarto
    appropriategrip. Ghost/SpectatorSessionsparticipatinginasessionwith
    rotatemorepredictablyandthisishelpfuloncenewerdriversget
    BrakeBiaschangeshowmuchofthebrakingloadis 26 179 othercars(practiceorrace)butwheretheycannotseeyou
    thefeelforit.Youmaygiveupsomegripforpredictabilitybut
    assignedtothefronttiresversusthereartires. andyoucannotinterferewiththem.Greatforbecoming
    27 186 thatmaybeagoodinvestment!Seethegraphiconthenextpage
    comfortableinontracksituationsandtestingracepaceand
    togetanideaofhowthehandlingmightchangefromalterations
    ThereareanumberofsourcesofinformationoniRacing.comand 28 193 distance.
    ofSPOand/orARB.
    ontheinternetforeachofthesevariables.Overtime,youwill GroupPracticegoingoutonthetrackwithothercarstotry
    29 200
    wanttobesureyoubecomefamiliarwiththem. differentsetupsandhelpyourexperiencedrivingintraffic

    4. Changethebrakebiasfrom60%to58%.

    30 207 (leading,following,chasing,passing,etc.).

    ActualRaceswhenyouareready,goingoutonthetrack
    Lowertirepressurescanprovidemoregripbuttheycanalsobe withothercarstoraceandseeinghowyoudo!

    subjecttosidewallrolloverandshouldbeusedwithcaution
    40% 46% 52% 58% 64%
    especiallyifyouaregainingexperience.Higherpressurescan

    providelessrollingresistanceandamoreconsistentfeel.Try
    Maximumbrakingpotentialisachievedbybalancingthebraking
    differentpressuresforyourself.
    powertothefrontandreartires.Abiastothefrontismore

    stablebutmorebrakingpotentialcomesfrombalancingboth
    Akeytuningaspectmaybetherelativepressures.Loweringtire
    ends.Ifthefronttireslockonbraking,movebiastotherear.If
    pressuresaclickormoremaygiveyoualittlemoregripatthat
    thereartireslock(youwillprobablyspin!),movebrakebias
    endofthecar.Thekeylessonhereisforyoutofindpressures
    towardsthefront.Sincethereareseveralbrakingstyles
    thatworkforyouandyourdrivingstyleandexperiencelevel.See
    (thresholdbraking,trailbraking,andthrottlebraking),youwill
    thegraphiconthenextpagetogetanideaofhowthehandling
    wanttosetthebiasforyourstyleandthetrackcharacteristics.
    mightbeaffectedbychangingtirepressures.
    Seethegraphiconthenextpagetogetanideaofhowthe
    handlingmightchangefromalterationsofbrakebias.

    THECONCEPTOFBALANCE

    TUNINGGRAPHIC
    Theconceptofabalancedracecarisanelusivenotion.

    Whatappearsbalancedwhenatrestmaynotfeelbalancedwhen
    atspeed.Manypeoplesmarterthanushavedevotedentire
    careerstotryingtofindtheproperbalanceforaracecar.Andyou
    stillheardriversandcrewchiefssayingthatthecarhadpushor
    wasloose.

    Whentuningyourcar,itmaybehelpfultothinkofyourcaras
    beingbalancedonapoint.Thereisonepointforwhenthecar
    isatrest(static)andtherearemanypointsforwhenthecarisin
    motionatdifferentpointsaroundthetrack(dynamic).

    Youwanttotryandfindthesetupwhichprovidesthebest
    balanceforthemostpointsaroundtheracetrackorforthemost
    importantpointsaroundtheracetrack.Youmaytunethecarto
    avoidaproblem(lossofcontrolatacertainplace)ortoexploitan
    opportunity(exitspeedatacriticalcorner).Findabalancethat
    worksforyouandyourdrivingstyle.

    Forexample,a+2SPOsettingresultsinacarwithequalcamber
    atthefrontandtherear.Thiswouldseemtobebalancedwhen
    thecarisatrest.Tryacoupleoflapswiththecaratspeedand
    seehowitfeels.

    NowtrychangingtheSPOsettingandseehowthatfeels.Ifyou
    increasetheSPOtoahighernumber,youcreateasituationwith
    morecamberatthefrontthantherear.Youshouldexpect(all
    elsebeingequal)thatthiswouldresultinmorefrontbiteand
    HigherARB: HigherRearTirePressure HigherBrakeBias HigherFrontTirePressure HigherSPO:

    lessundersteer.Whatmaysurpriseyouthoughisthatchanging
    TiestheLRandRRsuspensionmovement Canhelpbalancecorneringbehavior Morefrontbitewhenbrakingsince Canhelpbalancecorneringbehavior Morenegativecamberonfrontwheels thebalanceatthefrontalsochangestherelativefeelingatthe
    togetherwhich: Reducesthesizeofthetirecontactpatch morebrakingforceappliedtothefront Reducesthesizeofthetirecontactpatch whichincreasesfrontendbitewhen rearinotherwords,youmaynowbecomemoresensitiveto
    o reducesrearbodyrollwhenturning Aboveacertainpoint,tendstoreduce wheels Aboveacertainpoint,tendstoreduce turning whatishappeningattherearendofthecar.
    o reducesthesnapunloadon reargripastiresurfaceconformslessto Morecontrollableunderthresholdbraking frontgripastiresurfaceconformslessto Canreduceundersteeratthefrontend

    outboardreartire roadwaysurfaceunderloads butcanlockupfronttires roadwaysurfaceunderloads Mayincreasefeelingofoversteeratthe
    Mayreduceoverallreargripbutcanmake Mayincreaseoversteerattherearend Moredifficulttotrailbrake(turnwhile Mayincreaseundersteeratthefrontend rearend YoumaylikethewaythecarfeelswithadifferentSPOsetting
    rearendmorepredictabledrivercan Mayreducefeelingofundersteeratthe braking)orthrottlebrake(usingabitof Mayreducefeelingofoversteeratthe (youaregettingclosertothefeelandbalanceyouare
    learntosliderearendandcontrolit frontend throttletostabilizethecarunderbraking) rearend Reducessuspensiontravelwhichreduces comfortablewith),butyounowmaywanttotunetheARBorthe
    Lesstolerantofridingcurbs theamountofsnapunloadonfronttires tirepressurestomanagethatoversteerpotentialorchange
    Mayincreaseoversteerattherearend whenreleasingthebrakepedal
    Mayreducefeelingofundersteeratthe Reducesfrontrideheightwhichincreases
    anotheraspectofthecarbalanceandhandling.
    frontend rake
    Sometimes,balancingrelativegrip(alittlemoreinthefrontora
    littlelessintherear)isthekeytofindingasetupthatworksbest
    LowerARB: LowerRearTirePressure LowerBrakeBias LowerFrontTirePressure LowerSPO:
    foryou.Sometimes,theabsolutesettingsmaynotbeas

    LetstheLRandRRsuspensionmovemore Canhelpbalancecorneringbehavior Lessfrontbitewhenbrakingsince Canhelpbalancecorneringbehavior Lessnegativecamberonfrontwheels importanttothebalanceofthecarastherelativesettings.
    independentlywhich: Increasesthesizeofthetirecontactpatch brakingforcesharedmorewiththerear Increasesthesizeofthetirecontactpatch whichdecreasesfrontendbitewhen
    o canmakeitmoredifficulttomanage Tendstoincreasereargripexceptthattire wheels Tendstoincreasefrontgripexceptthat turning
    rearbodyrollwhenturning sidewallscanbecomeunstablebelowa Lesscontrollableunderbrakingiflockup tiresidewallscanbecomeunstablebelow Canincreaseundersteeratthefrontend ContributorstothisTuningGuide(andearliereditions)includedIanBevan,Nicolas
    o mayresultinasnapunloadon certainpoint reartires(canspin) acertainpoint Mayreducefeelingofoversteeratthe Bihan,JayBlass,MarkCarpenter,GlennChalder,DuncanCoppedge,Roland
    outboardreartireatcornerexit Mayreduceoversteerattherearend Makesiteasiertotrailbrake(turnwhile Mayreduceundersteeratthefrontend rearend Ehnstrom,DarioFrattini,DaveGrey,MitchellHibbs,SimonHulbert,MarcoLinke,
    Mayincreaseoverallreargripbutcan Mayincreasefeelingofundersteeratthe braking)orthrottlebrake(usingabitof Mayincreasefeelingofoversteeratthe MichaelLorenson,LubomirMoric,MartinPeck,SeanSiff,RyanTerpstra,Samuli
    makerearendlesspredictable frontend throttletostabilizethecarunderbraking) rearend Increasessuspensiontravelwhich Vahonen,AmjedYamin,andanumberofotherpeoplewhohaveposted
    Moretolerantofridingcurbs increasestheamountofsnapunloadon informationontheiRacingForum.
    Maydecreaseoversteerattherearend fronttireswhenreleasingthebrakepedal

    Mayincreasefeelingofundersteeratthe
    frontend
    Increasesfrontrideheightwhichreduces
    rake
    Welookforwardtoseeingyouonthetrack!

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