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  1. mini_racer

    mini_racer Well-Known Member

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    #2 mini_racer, Jul 13, 2010
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    Sounds like a good day to me!

    If you are wearing the fronts evenly then it sounds like you have the alignment and pressure dialed-in pretty close.

    That being said, I also run -2.0 up front, but some of the more serious track regulars will run closer to -2.5 or even more. As everything is a trade-off, the issue here is that you will really start to compromise normal street use wear characteristics.
     
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    BThayer23 Well-Known Member

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    #3 BThayer23, Jul 13, 2010
    Perfect front camber really depends on the track, if driving style is held constant. Tracks with big flowing turns need less negative camber (Roebling Road is my favorite example), while shorter tracks with sharper turns encourage more negative camber (rovals like NHMS tend to fit this profile, along with smaller loops within a larger track like VIR North).

    But it sounds like you had a good time out there. Just rotate that slick to the back and keep fighting those p-cars.
     
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    #4 cct1, Jul 13, 2010
    Definitely a blast, it was a combined PCA/BMWCCA event, about half Porsche's, half BMW's, and one MINI...:D
     
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    countryboyshane New Member

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    #5 countryboyshane, Jul 13, 2010
    Stories about this make me glad I own a MINI. A whole lot of fun without the Porsche entrance fee.
     
  5. Alan

    Alan Active Member

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    #6 Alan, Jul 13, 2010
    loosen the car up. Go to zero toe at the rear.

    Stiffer rear bar setting / stiffer springs in the rear.