tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post5594031886705225145..comments2024-03-19T05:40:22.017-04:00Comments on Sprinter della Casa: Life - Moving and TrainingAkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00430651087205849350noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-28182969473634888172007-09-13T12:10:00.000-04:002007-09-13T12:10:00.000-04:00heh I knew someone would pipe up on the van's hand...heh I knew someone would pipe up on the van's handling. I thought about it today - front end doesn't have as much bite due to the relatively heavy rear, I ease to weight the front, it turns in, but now the rear is light so it slews.<BR/><BR/>Throttle at that time is, well, scary, so I'll have to stick with putting the weight up front.<BR/><BR/>Regarding 15 passenger vans - when I took a Skip Barber class way back when (they used Fords back then), we students were driven around the course by an instructor. With about 14 or 15 of us, we piled into a 15 passenger van. The first lap seemed pretty casual as the instructor noted the turn in cones, the apex cones, and the turn out cones, along with some of the unusual track characteristics.<BR/><BR/>No big deal right?<BR/><BR/>Instead of pulling into the pits, the instructor said "Now let's go a bit faster."<BR/><BR/>I never knew a van could lean so much without flipping. We flew around the course, tires howling in protest, van swaying, and a lot of various swear words coming from the students. Probably the best van ride I've ever had.Akihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430651087205849350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-60809511945813042282007-09-11T21:49:00.000-04:002007-09-11T21:49:00.000-04:00"Go into a turn a bit hot and it doesn't turn. Tur..."Go into a turn a bit hot and it doesn't turn. Turn the wheel more and the van turns suddenly - to the point where the rear end starts to slew out." Classic, dude! Tight in, loose off. Radio the crew chief and get an adjustment at the next pit-stop. Until then, we can't afford a green-flag stop, so deal with it.<BR/><BR/>The easiest fix for a slow, lazy loose rear-end in a high speed sweeper is very gently more throttle. It applies more weight to the rear of the ...van, and should stick the rear tires better,<BR/><BR/>I must say, however, that having raced everything from Corvettes to Formula Fords, a 15-passenger van would be a sobering challenge!Bill in South Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12260339423568265222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-3915754243772473952007-09-11T16:32:00.000-04:002007-09-11T16:32:00.000-04:00Hang in there. It does get better. We still have b...Hang in there. It does get better. We still have boxes in the cycling room that are not unpacked, and the bikes are in the living room for easy access...ask Mr. Suitcase about the *two* UPS vans we filled, and the stuff we had to stash at his parents' house. Consolidation is a good thing. So is weeding out, which I hope to do after unpacking!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com