by Myerfire48 » Mon Oct 30, 2006 3:14 am
I believe that engineering on the new upright is actually underway, however, it involves more than just the upright. It goes hand in hand with the wheel bearing/hub issue that some of the UK cars have had problems with, especially those driven to the edge of thier performance envelope. I was told my car was one of the first to roll off the line with Brammos new in-house machined rear hub, which is the first step in the improvement of this component group. I would expect the improvement to the upright be an unannounced refinement that will just start being used, much like the hubs on my car. I would expect that earlier cars that experience any problems here would be resolved without dispute as well.
As for running slicks, I think I have plenty to learn with this car before I need to take it to that level. the R-compound tires (A048s) are plenty enough grip on this car for me for now. I expect that I will find myself running thru a few sets of these tires before I graduate to slicks. For me there is plenty of improvement I can make as a driver before I really need to look for more grip, besides power oversteer is fun!
I believe that engineering on the new upright is actually underway, however, it involves more than just the upright. It goes hand in hand with the wheel bearing/hub issue that some of the UK cars have had problems with, especially those driven to the edge of thier performance envelope. I was told my car was one of the first to roll off the line with Brammos new in-house machined rear hub, which is the first step in the improvement of this component group. I would expect the improvement to the upright be an unannounced refinement that will just start being used, much like the hubs on my car. I would expect that earlier cars that experience any problems here would be resolved without dispute as well.
As for running slicks, I think I have plenty to learn with this car before I need to take it to that level. the R-compound tires (A048s) are plenty enough grip on this car for me for now. I expect that I will find myself running thru a few sets of these tires before I graduate to slicks. For me there is plenty of improvement I can make as a driver before I really need to look for more grip, besides power oversteer is fun!