M diff baffles me

For all of you that want to understand the behaviour of your car, you really need to do a trackday so you can really experiment with how the car handles in a low risk environment :thumbsup:
 
mad4slalom said:
second one came 8th out of 24 but couldnt get my head round how a friends 16 yo daughter was 6th , wondered if she knew about racing lines, apexes and trail braking which i am sure she didnt, or if she was just lighter or in a better kart or was she just a natural driving god :cry: :thumbsup:
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The combined weight of the driver plus kart has a massive effect on performance (power to weight ratio), which is amplified with low-powered hire karts. Adult driving gods of average weight can't beat a decent lightweight kid, all else being equal. As for driving in tight overalls just 5 days after a vasectomy: that took some balls - at least what you'd got left! :rofl:
 
exdos said:
mad4slalom said:
second one came 8th out of 24 but couldnt get my head round how a friends 16 yo daughter was 6th , wondered if she knew about racing lines, apexes and trail braking which i am sure she didnt, or if she was just lighter or in a better kart or was she just a natural driving god :cry: :thumbsup:
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The combined weight of the driver plus kart has a massive effect on performance (power to weight ratio), which is amplified with low-powered hire karts. Adult driving gods of average weight can't beat a decent lightweight kid, all else being equal. As for driving in tight overalls just 5 days after a vasectomy: that took some balls - at least what you'd got left! :rofl:
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speaking of which , a few days after the op they were triangular like toblerone !!! :rofl:
 
It's one thing to unstick the rear end in first gear. Simply plant your right foot and around you go. It requires a lot more commitment to do it in second gear. Pick a corner you know really well that has a safe run off and that you normally take at around 40 to 45 mph.in third. Drop it into second and come in a little bit slower than Max attack. Then just before the apex smoothly give it the beans and be ready to catch it in both directions. The diff is good but it perfectly possible to over compensate the first few times you try it and end up fishtailing or worse. Take care and have fun :driving:
 
buzyg said:
It's one thing to unstick the rear end in first gear. Simply plant your right foot and around you go. It requires a lot more commitment to do it in second gear. Pick a corner you know really well that has a safe run off and that you normally take at around 40 to 45 mph.in third. Drop it into second and come in a little bit slower than Max attack. Then just before the apex smoothly give it the beans and be ready to catch it in both directions. The diff is good but it perfectly possible to over compensate the first few times you try it and end up fishtailing or worse. Take care and have fun :driving:
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Cue lots of threads entitled "Help, I broken my ///M" and "Who has a spare rear wishbone for an ///M?" :P
 
BMWZ4MC said:
buzyg said:
It's one thing to unstick the rear end in first gear. Simply plant your right foot and around you go. It requires a lot more commitment to do it in second gear. Pick a corner you know really well that has a safe run off and that you normally take at around 40 to 45 mph.in third. Drop it into second and come in a little bit slower than Max attack. Then just before the apex smoothly give it the beans and be ready to catch it in both directions. The diff is good but it perfectly possible to over compensate the first few times you try it and end up fishtailing or worse. Take care and have fun :driving:
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Cue lots of threads entitled "Help, I broken my ///M" and "Who has a spare rear wishbone for an ///M?" :P
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You can take a horse to water. Of course said corner is best tried on a handling day with an instructor along side.
 
Lol, for the love of god don't be practicing that on the public road! Seriously get on an airfield day or a decent track day to try that stuff, you'll realise how easy it is to really get it wrong, but safely!
 
AndyBeech said:
Lol, for the love of god don't be practicing that on the public road! Seriously get on an airfield day or a decent track day to try that stuff, you'll realise how easy it is to really get it wrong, but safely!
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Agree with this man :thumbsup:

I think it must be the tyres your running though OP, as with the Eagle F1's i can get it to go most the time. Most likely as im nearing the wear markers so will need replacements soon, but this is also a reason why i can have more fun as im already in the frame of mind i need new tyres, so don't mind a touch of hooliganism to eventually kill the current set :fuelfire:
 
buzyg said:
It's one thing to unstick the rear end in first gear. Simply plant your right foot and around you go. It requires a lot more commitment to do it in second gear. Pick a corner you know really well that has a safe run off and that you normally take at around 40 to 45 mph.in third. Drop it into second and come in a little bit slower than Max attack. Then just before the apex smoothly give it the beans and be ready to catch it in both directions. The diff is good but it perfectly possible to over compensate the first few times you try it and end up fishtailing or worse. Take care and have fun :driving:
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I allways suspected that under that polite and sensible looking exterior ,busy G was in fact a bit of a hooligan !!! :poke: :thumbsup: :rofl:
 
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