With stiff WRC suspension, at 150 km/h?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
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With stiff WRC suspension, at 150 km/h?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Cant give the speed here, but on Apex or Eibach suspension and 18" alloys with 225/40 or 215/35 ultra low-profile tyres.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Hitting potholes and sunken grids are a regular occurance and the jolts and sound can be horrendous. But never had any damage or punctures.
Years a go I broke a rim over a hole in the road even with 205/55 R16 at 80 km/h...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Anyway it's incomparable because the forces affecting the tyre at the moment of impact (especially lateral ones) are of completely different magnitude and the suspension keeping the wheel in contact with the surface is of a different world.
Is a rally tarmac tyre construction much different to a road car tyre of the same size and profile ? The sidewalls I guess are very stiff ?
totally different,much stiffer sidewallsQuote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Tarmac tires are like made from stone compared to normal tires. I've seen tire machines braking when trying to put it on a rim. So cant really compare with normal tires.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
You can't just compare your road car experiences to WRC machines. Not even hobbyist rally car experiences are comparable. The speeds and forces are just on another level.
Eddie, have you even sat in a WRC car passenger seat and felt the sheer forces one of these things puts out in every direction?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
There’s literally no comparison to a road car.
And didn’t Evans say it was a stone anyway?