Speaking of general setup theory, haven't played Viper Racing:
Depends on your driving style and the track. Understeering is better
on fast tracks with sweeping corners, oversteer on slow tight corners.
Basically you want something in between, maybe just enough understeer
not to loose the tail in the fastest corner.
Soft suspension provides better grip, but less responsive handling
since the chassis is constantly adjusting itself. So basically you
have grip, but the chassis will rock from side to side and take away
the advantage (causes less precise control). Stiff suspension is
faster, but also harder to drive and can cause chassis upsets
(fishtailing coming into a fast corner e.g.).
Set the suspension as stiff as you can as long as it feels comfortable
to drive. For qualifying risk a lot stiffer setup for extra speed and
harder handling.
I always go for a car setup that oversteers, but many of my friends
can't drive my setups, so go figure.
A recent thread on tire pressures here helped me out a lot -- to sum
it up, softer suspension will give you greater grip and less
responsiveness (you'll plow more into the turns). A stiffer
suspension will have less grip but it will be more responsive. I've
found that you can over-soften your suspension in search of grip. In
comparing setups with someone from CompuServe, I found that their
setup was much stiffer -- and ultimately faster and easier to drive --
than mine, even though we were turning laps in the same range.
Hope this helps a bit. There are others here who can provide better
instruction, but this should get you thinking.
-- JB
On Mon, 24 May 1999 13:11:43 +0100, Richard S Beckett
