With all the technical issues to be resolved in order to participate in the race organized by Racingfr, it was very difficult to prepare the car to get a suitable time. So much so that I thought to give up! Because even for a first participation, I did not want to play the role of mobile chicane and thus impeding other drivers.
Once the adaptation of my cockpit done, I had indeed so little time that I had to take advantage of the practice session that preceded the race.
At this point, the basic settings were already made:
- A fairly short gearbox to promote the rise of the speed,
- A toe in/out reduced on the front and on the rear, in order to not brake the car in a straight line without properly keeping it out in the turns,
- A capacity of 55 liters of gasoline, calculated in order to cover the 25 laps,
- And intermediate tires.
To optimize cornering grip, I also:
- Set the camber all wheels,
- Reduced the ride height at the front and rear,
- Relaxed the front springs,
- Removed any effect of the rear wing.
And yet, I still do not manage to get a decent time. I rode in around 1'48.5 or even 1'49, which put me back on the grid.
Until I understand, by following the other cars, that my problem was the Renault turn. This is where I lost the most time on the entire circuit. I had to find a solution in order to improve my grip. And in the last minutes of the tests I found: it was necessary to reduce the differential power!
I went from 60 to 20%. And that saved me almost two seconds per lap! Incredible ! I can now keep my speed even accelerate gradually without understeering.
I found myself so as to properly turn, starting from the 13th or 14th place on 23.
Phew!
The next episode: not the story of the race, because it's boring, but the significant events and especially what I retain in terms of experience.
The Rookie
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