Shock tactics
One of the most popular articles I have ever written for Racecar and one of the most downloaded items on the ChassisSim website is the Damper Workbook. The reason for its popularity is that this is a hot topic, while there is also a lack of genuine information on this important aspect of racecar tuning.
What we will be doing in this article is applying this knowledge while showing where simulation tools enter the equation, by using a racecar I have recently worked on as an example. This is the Scorch Racing Silvia S15 raced by Tominoko ‘Under’ Suzuki in the Pro class at the World Time Attack Challenge at Eastern Creek Raceway, Australia.
This car is a fire-breathing monster, with pretty advanced aero; we are talking 900bhp and CLA numbers well north of seven here. Bottom line, if you put DTM slicks on this
