Dick of Carrera shocks was able to hook us up with some better springs on Tuesday.
One way of understanding suspension is through the natural frequency. Natural frequency us the rate the car will bounce once disturbed and can be calculated as the square root of the ratio of spring rate to mass. Production cars generally have a natural frequency of about 1 Hz. This is driven more by comfort than performance as 1 Hz is similar to a walking pace. Non-aero racecars have have a natural frequency closer to 2 Hz. If mass is held constant the spring rate would need to increase by a factor of 4 to double the natural frequency.
Dick has a huge collection of old racing springs. We were able to put together a motley collection that would get us significantly closer to that fabled 2 Hz
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This blog details our journey in a beat up civic from obscurity to legend of the 24 Hours of Lemons.
Her Holiness, Our Lady of Perpetual Downforce, brings with her an unusal attraction to the earth we all share. Some say it is the strength of her love for our planet, others claim it is a manifestation of the thermonuclear weak force, and the ones that peeked know that there is a military surplus cooling fan pumping 12,000 cfm of air from beneath her skirts.
Our team goals are simple:
1) Allow the world to bask in the loving glow of Our Lady.
2) Win the Dangerous Banned Technology Award.
3) Have some fun.
Her Holiness, Our Lady of Perpetual Downforce, brings with her an unusal attraction to the earth we all share. Some say it is the strength of her love for our planet, others claim it is a manifestation of the thermonuclear weak force, and the ones that peeked know that there is a military surplus cooling fan pumping 12,000 cfm of air from beneath her skirts.
Our team goals are simple:
1) Allow the world to bask in the loving glow of Our Lady.
2) Win the Dangerous Banned Technology Award.
3) Have some fun.
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