B5/B6 clutch (no flywheel)
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Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Montréal
Originally Posted by xosrow
So I had to do a bit of reading before I figured out what "left foot braking" was. But now I fail to see the use of it in a car with Quattro. Could someone explain where this technique would be useful? ( keep in mind that I'm not a racer / performance driver .. 
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)When mastered it allows you to really balance the car through turns. Just feathering the brakes will shift some weight to the front wheels giving the front axle more grip.
But the main advantage on a turbo car is that I will be able to keep the turbo spooled up and on boost sooner to slingshot out of the turn.
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Way to go STaSIS. For those who don't want the news don't...
Read.
STaSIS won the race with their B7 this afternoon. Herr 2nd on the grid at the grid for the start leaped frog the pole sitter to take the lead and never looked back within by more than 3 seconds even with 3 course yellows.
The second great news is that 3 of the STaSIS cars finished in the top 5 spots.
Congrats STaSIS and to the whole team! Job well done.
STaSIS won the race with their B7 this afternoon. Herr 2nd on the grid at the grid for the start leaped frog the pole sitter to take the lead and never looked back within by more than 3 seconds even with 3 course yellows.
The second great news is that 3 of the STaSIS cars finished in the top 5 spots.
Congrats STaSIS and to the whole team! Job well done.
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From: Montréal
Onboard video clip of my car doing an autocross run...
It was cold, around 45 degrees F, my tires were last year's almost dead Hoosiers (they don't make the new Hoosiers in my size yet) and I'm not too sure how to set up the car's suspension too, this was its first test this on Monday.
Notice how bumpy the track is and watch or try to watch the small cones go by. In two places on the track I reached the cut off in second gear and I had to up shift to third so that means 60+ MPH was achieved. I'm not driving in this run because I wanted a knowledgeable person to try out the car and give me an idea of what was going on with it. He ran a 1 minute 24 seconds flat with it and with better tires, warmer weather, a bit of suspension tweaking and more time behind the wheel he say a run in the 22 second range is very possible.
http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b7...05-22David.flv
Notice how bumpy the track is and watch or try to watch the small cones go by. In two places on the track I reached the cut off in second gear and I had to up shift to third so that means 60+ MPH was achieved. I'm not driving in this run because I wanted a knowledgeable person to try out the car and give me an idea of what was going on with it. He ran a 1 minute 24 seconds flat with it and with better tires, warmer weather, a bit of suspension tweaking and more time behind the wheel he say a run in the 22 second range is very possible.
http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b7...05-22David.flv
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Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Montréal
Originally Posted by kelticslob
Neat-o. I love auto-x.
What's with the steering wheel going clack clack the whole time?
What's with the steering wheel going clack clack the whole time?
Actually it is not the steering wheel but the inner guts of my cheap Digicam. The view finder is made of plastic and it rattles like crazy. I tested it by shaking violently in my hands and it did the same noises.
Obviously there are also road and suspension noises being picked up.
