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No Wonder you lost it, as dave said your car is like a 4X4 
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Greg's car is fine, he rejoined the same session after a quick inspection.
The car seems to nose dive a bit under brakes bringing the back up in those photos.
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Some good times for the day guys. BTW Peter, nice 2:03
Got a couple of "drive-by" pics and a vid or two from the day. Will upload once i get released from my speed capping in a few days
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Which goes to show that my Polo doesn't need a rear anti-roll barOriginally posted by Peter Jones View Post
I may get one if I also get a stiffer front bar to match but other things need to be sorted and tested first.
Actually, it was LACK of commitment that caused the spin - after turning into turn 1 without braking, I didn't have the nerve to keep some accelerator on to keep the car neutral so the weight transfer caused lift off oversteer. I may have still had the tyres the wrong way around in that session too.
I was pretty happy to finish that session off with a 2:12 after coming in for a quick walk around to make sure everything was still where it was supposed to be.
Originally posted by vwthunder View PostI was mainly worried about getting into someone's path as I tried correcting the spin and fought the corrections before I ran out of track (too gutless to get back on the accelerator to drive it out). Basically, I was too busy to be scared.Originally posted by Gti Dave View Post
Originally posted by Gti Dave View PostAs Peter said, most of the pics have my car under brakes so it looks higher than it is but you guys are right, I think the Polo Cross configuration may have the rear in the wrong part of the camber curve, especially in droop. Previously, I thought the instability was purely due to the front bushes flexing but the spin occured without braking so there is a geometry problem.Originally posted by vwthunder View PostNo Wonder you lost it, as dave said your car is like a 4X4
I'll get the rear perches taken out as part of the next round of mods to my car.
Many thanks to Peter for his advice and Jody for the pics and huge thanks to pauld + my old school mate, Pete, for coming down with me and helping with all the fiddling about (wheel changing etc). Very happy with dropping 2 seconds from my previous Island outing
but it showed in my fuel consumption with the highest session usage being 13.5 l/100km vs 12.0 l/100km (MFD reading from exiting pit lane to the chequered flag).
Hopefully, I'll have some onboard footage to add to this thread soon (didn't get the sping, unfortunately).Last edited by kaanage; 13-02-2012, 09:57 AM.Resident grumpy old fart
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Was a great day yesterday!
Gotta be happy with your times Greg! Great effort!
Most importantly, did we gets some pics of the VW's tyre tote's inaugural track event?
Weather turned out decent- I got pretty bad sunburn! Look a bit like a red tomato today! lol
I will miss the polo cross config!
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Don't worry, the front ain't dropping so it will just sit with less rakeOriginally posted by pauld View Post
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Think its time for some springs/shocks Greg.Comment
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Nah, it just needs some minor setup tweaks and major driver upgradeResident grumpy old fart
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POW right in the kisser.... next track day you go to, let me know Greg, time to finally line out two polo's up.Originally posted by Water Boy View Post
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Greg, Will you be doing round 2 at Sandown??Originally posted by GoLfMan View PostPOW right in the kisser.... next track day you go to, let me know Greg, time to finally line out two polo's up.
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