Terrible push getting in

[tumbleweed]

I was having a push problem and was told I didn't know how to drive the car yet. Never been in a 4-bar car and was getting off gas completely going into corner, which dropped car off bars and created all kinds of reactions. Just this last weekend of racing tried to ease off throttle but not enough to drop car off bars, and, car handle much better. Still can't seem to do this every corner of every lap, but, was told it will take laps and laps to get where it seems second nature. Oh, by the way, I came out of a leaf mod and there is no comparision to the way the two cars drive. Just a thought.

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I was having a push problem and was told I didn't know how to drive the car yet. Never been in a 4-bar car and was getting off gas completely going into corner, which dropped car off bars and created all kinds of reactions. Just this last weekend of racing tried to ease off throttle but not enough to drop car off bars, and, car handle much better. Still can't seem to do this every corner of every lap, but, was told it will take laps and laps to get where it seems second nature. Oh, by the way, I came out of a leaf mod and there is no comparision to the way the two cars drive. Just a thought.

I had a 4 bar-4 bar DW back in 01. I hated it and stopped winning. I went to a mono leaf for the next 10 years and won my share including 4 championships. I bought a 4 bar 4 bar towards the end of last season and after flipping it on my 2nd lap of a test and tune, I came out the next weekend and lead 24 of 25 laps, won the 2nd night out and finished 3rd in a 7 k to win open race from 24th place the 3rd night out. Sooooooo, what I am saying is, if you set the 4 bar up right, you don’t have to trail brake it. You don’t have to re-learn to drive. It is WAY tougher to change your driving style (assuming you’re not new at racing) than it is to tune your car to you. With the shocks of today...which I didn’t have in 2001, you can put an 8-2 on the LR and the car won’t slam down. Trail braking is hard for me to do and it feels slower to me. JUST MY OPINION... With my 4 bar, I can back it in, throw it, or drive it in on the slick and it pretty much drive it like a mono car. LOVE IT.

Not arguing with you at all Tumbleweed...just offering another opinion from a fellow mono guy!

[dirttrackrocker]

UPDATE... Took the car out last night with the few changes I made and it was GREAT. Track wasn't the best as we were fighting rain, so it was slick and greasy, but, the car took a natural set and turned in real well. Thanks for all the help guys..

[hugoistanz]

very successful. Waiting for new jobs. See you soon

[washeduptoo]

Glad it worked better for you.

[padondeno]

Thank you for sharing. success in the new studies. Waiting.

[ask0329]

I was having a push problem and was told I didn't know how to drive the car yet. Never been in a 4-bar car and was getting off gas completely going into corner, which dropped car off bars and created all kinds of reactions. Just this last weekend of racing tried to ease off throttle but not enough to drop car off bars, and, car handle much better. Still can't seem to do this every corner of every lap, but, was told it will take laps and laps to get where it seems second nature. Oh, by the way, I came out of a leaf mod and there is no comparision to the way the two cars drive. Just a thought.

I think this is the problem I'm having as well. But my track is a D-shape and most my problem is in turn one which is a hard left. Back stretch is rounded off into 3 and 4 and front stretch is a straight shot. Had my first real race and it pushed like a dump truck in 1 and 2. Coming from a RWD ministock and a year off this was sure a change. By the end of the night I could get through 3 and 4 fairly well but 1 and 2 was hit or miss. Running a 3-link. Really dont have "setting" the car down just yet and are driving through the corners. Plenty of pull down the straights. Do 3 links get "up on the bars" like the 4 links do?

[dualdj1]

Glad to hear you made some progress!

ask0329 I'd suggest starting a fresh topic, and including a few more details about your car.

[ask0329]

sorry about that. I had no intention of hijacking the thread. Just thought it was an interesting reply about not having the expierence to turn the car just yet and thats how I'm feeling to an extent.

I havent met dirtrackrocker personaly, just on racing forums and facebook. Hes one smart dude and I try to read all his posts. He races at a track or two in my general area. I'm lookin forward to racing against him at a series race or two.

[dualdj1]

No prob, just thought you might get some better answers on a new thread