This is a short article by Jamie Gibson that first appeared on an Oval Racing website. It explains the meaning and effects of; Tracking, Camber, Axle alignment and Castor.
GENERAL INFORMATION
This is the area we hope to bring you general technical information. Either contributed by someone in the Clubmans Register or found elsewhere and used with permission. We will try to cover a number of areas, both theoretical and practical, and even some simple hints and tips to make life a little easier or cheaper.
We (the webmasters) do not profess to be mechanical geniuses or design guru's, so if you think you know better, or have a simple way of measuring something or setting up then please write and tell us. (Even if you hand write something we'll put it up on the site for you)
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| Wheel and Steering Geometry |
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so this is basic kindergarten stuff, but this is the technical area and
not everybody understands the basics. This is a short article by Jamie Gibson that first appeared on an Oval Racing website. It explains the meaning and effects of; Tracking, Camber, Axle alignment and Castor. |
| Corner weights - the effect of weight distribution | Another article by Jamie Gibson. This time the basics of Corner weights and the effect of weight distribution around the car. |
| Racecar Check List | This comprehensive list was supplied by Dave Facer, and since he won the 2001 class title it obviously works. Yes - it is detailed, but you know you really should check all of these every time - shouldn't you ! |
| Race Tyres | An interesting article by Paul Smith of BMTR on the BLACK Art of race tyres. |