How To Fix A Tight Race Car. How to evaluate race car handling problems. A tight everywhere car will not be hard to drive but will be slow.
If the car feels loose on entry lower the cross weight. From the driver s seat this may appear as the car not pointing where you want it to go and often towards a fixed object like the wall. Automobile racing is becoming quite popular in the united states and the number of people racing cars is growing exponentially.
The problem is due to oversteering and understeering the race car and can cost drivers valuable time and easily lead to crashes.
A loose or tight nascar race is something that drivers and crew chiefs need to correct quickly. In my old rally racing days i used to sit in the seats all day they were as tight as they could be but gave be good support and never became uncomfortable. Higher cross weights should be tried on drier tracks or any time the car feels too tight on entry. It also serves to increase the right rear spring rate of the tire which adds to the problems the driver is feeling in the race car.
