Nope just couldn't pass up a deal a fc for less than 5k in 10 out of 10 shape. I still have 3 f500's and a vee try to run which ever i have competition for. Tired of practice laps. I do need to sell the vee and 2 f 500's the wife's mad that they keep multiplying. thank for the info Rory I'll sell any cheap except the fc -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 3:42 PM Subject: Re: [F500] steering
In answer to your question --- YES the car will become unstable very quickly. I usually see cars spin immediately if the rear wing comes off at speed but the loss of the front wing is only slightly less devastating. The car was designed and balanced to have downforce on both the front and rear wheels. If you remove one or the other then you "airplane" and try to take off with no front wing. Steering becomes very light as depending on the speed the wheels might not be touching the ground at all times. Very much like overloading a truck bed or having weight too far back on the trailer...steering becomes very light. I would not suggest running w/o the front wing OR take off the rear too and have a FF instead of a FC. BTW what is this about FC? did you abandon the F500s? Captain Eddie >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [F500] steering >Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:20:48 -0400 > > I just got a new car and had a steering question. The car is a 84 >reynard > formula continental was running with out the front wing and hit >second the > tires spun and the car became very unstable. In a car with a >wing does the > front wing have to be on to drive it at speed? ( under 100) >Are the > reynard's extremely light steering? ( very min turning of the >steering wheel > the car responded way too quick) If this should be like this >could that be > changed? What type of things make a car unstable? ________________________________________________________________________ Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection. ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
