Getting around a minimum radius hairpin.
[QUOTE Michael Royce]
I wondered how many teams would be caught out by that hairpin.
I think what has happened is this...
The 'Monkey see, monkey do' habit that has developed, teams determine (with no good justification) that
you must have a tricky (read 'very expensive') steering rack, 10" wheels and a bucket full of Ackermann
steering geometry. These parameters often lead to the steering linkage going over-centre before sufficient
lock has been achieved. But, that's okay because there is never a tight hairpin on the course...is there?
There is a very tight hairpin in Austria and a sequence of two in Italy. Probably several more, so don't
waste too much time wondering why the Euro teams generally had no problem with the hairpin.
On the negative side of the argument, it sure made a mess of the Endurance run, hassled the course workers
and generated some dangerous situations.
But as Michael has commented. Things will change, after all FSAE is an educational exercise.
Pat