[Fot] Tr-3 cars

[Kas Kastner]

My experiences with the IRS TR-4 were on race tires, BUT, I always liked a car
that oversteered just a bit, never understeer.  This allowed the toss it into
the corner routine, let the slide slow you enough to make it the late late
apex.  I never found that I could get enough stick to DRIVE through the
corners and do all that smooth business. I can remember listening to some of
the guys saying how they clipped the apex within a couple inches every around
and how wonderful it was to be smooth, of course they failed to mention they
were over a second slow.

My theory for fast laps is: you have two pedals, one of which should be full
on most of the time, that is, the brake or the gas.

But with that style of driving it is best have an understanding tire sponsor.
I was always hard on the tires and easy on the brakes. It was kind of fun too
'cause most folks really didn't want to go side by side with this really wide
TR.

Adjustable 5/16" rear bar &  11/16" front bar and about 1.5 negative rear
camber did the number just fine in most tracks for the IRS car. I don't that
has changed much.

Never Be beaten by Equipment
Kas Kastner
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Don Carter
  To: 'Kas Kastner' ; fot at autox.team.net
  Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 11:09 AM
  Subject: RE: [Fot] Tr-3 cars


  Kas, could you enlighten us on "how to drive a TR-IRS car FAST", and have
  the most fun?  Or is that two different answers?

  Don W. Carter, AIA
  Carter Design Associates
  6213 Skyline Dr., Suite 100
  Houston, Texas 77057
  (713) 529-2288 Telephone
  (713) 789-2330 Fax
  don at carterdesignassociates.com



  -----Original Message-----
  From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On
  Behalf Of Kas Kastner
  Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 6:02 PM
  To: fot at autox.team.net
  Subject: [Fot] Tr-3 cars


  I always as thought the  way to drive a TR-3 FAST was to stand on brakes
  HARD, throw it sideways into the corner to finish the braking job and then
  get back in it HARD. That is my favorite style of driving and it worked
  really well in the TR-3.  I called it driving "over the door", either
  looking over the passenger door, or the drivers door, in every corner.
Pure
  fun.

  Never Be beaten by Equipment
  Kas Kastner
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