Btcc geo setup and tyre pressures

Btcc geo setup and tyre pressures

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sydown

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Sunday 14th September 2014
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Long shot but does anyone know what geometry setup and tyre pressures the RWD BTCC guys use? I am running a 1500kg bmw M3 track car on the BTCC dunlop slicks and run 2.5 neg camber up front and neg 2 at the back with hot pressures of 30 psi. Just wondered if i can improve the setup?!?!

sydown

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210 months

Monday 15th September 2014
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billyboysm3 said:
I run -4 up front and -2.5 at the rear but I never let the slicks go over 26 psi. For me that works best, I found anything over that they go off quicker.
I'll try 4 degrees at the front and 2.5 at the rear, 26psi seems a little low, talking to the guys from Michelin (I know they are dunlop tyres but dunlop weren't there at the weekend!) they said 2 bar which is 29psi. Don't the shoulders tend to wear more at 26psi? I take it you are running a similar weight with driver & fuel?

Cheers

sydown

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Wednesday 17th September 2014
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This is really only a track car now, only drive it to and from tracks so I'm not fussed if the settings are useless for the road, just want optimal track settings.


iguana said:
What the the btcc cars run is pretty irrelevant, vs a road car.

I run a 36 tracker, fairly softly set up vs many & I run a similar setting to above cars, 4 deg neg front, near perfect wear.

sydown

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Thursday 18th September 2014
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iguana said:
If its track only why is it 1500kg? should be 1150!
Sorry did I say it was a race car or did I say it is a road legal track day car?

E46 M3 1150kg wet with a driver in, that i'd like to see!