Vaguely on topic, I got a go in a Mk2 Rev1 around Oulton Park a couple of months ago.
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I was in the passenger seat and the owner almost managed to spin it along the pit
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There's a dip in the track just after the last bend and
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(I assume) the suspension compressed, both back wheels toed-out and the back end of the car was fishtailing all over the track.
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We were already around the corner, onto the straight and accelerating.
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The car was balanced and perfectly under control until the back end started moving around.
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I'd always wondered exactly
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much different a r1 and r2 are and, I gotta say, I was pretty shocked at how easily it tried to go sideways.
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Thing is, this isn't
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"skidding".
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The back wheels are actually
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the car into a slide as the suspension loads up.
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Personally, I'm surprised nobody has come up with some way of limiting the suspension travel on a r1 so that it physically
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compress enough to toe-out.
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Maybe some sort of a PU sleeve for the damper strut or something?
I guess it's been tried but I assume it must upset the balance of the car too much in a corner.
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