Hello FITT people and Co.
I don't have a lot of time to make test because i just can't stop driving and tuning....
But, i did a strange discovery over brakes. Here is my experience and first the procedure.
1-Take any car, road, racing, with downforce or not, fast ,slow, heavy , light........... the way you want.
2- Go to test drive at stage route X
3- Start normally and let the car hit the limiter in 2cd gear. This will allow to modulate a equal speed for all test to come .
4- When you pass the starting line ,shift in 3rd gear , always full gas, and grow more speed till the 2000 meters shifting at read zone limit.
5-Then when you pass under the 2000 m gate exactly on the line, brake everything you can, full brakes, downshifting till the car stop.
6-Now, just count the white strips of the track , till the next yellow mark , to know exactly the braking distance.
Repeat everytime the same procedure. Easy.
My results with all the cars i've tested.
For Brake balance 0/0 - 10/10 - 0/10 - 10/0 the
braking distance is exactly the same.
More than this,
If you instal the racing brakes kit , you still have the same braking distance.
My conclusions:
1- Increasing the number don't increase the braking potential.
2-The brake balance is not more or less brake in front or at the rear. It just act together with the course of the braking pedal. If you have a BB 0/10 for example and if you brake progressively, the braking force will come first at the rear at the beginning of the course and after at the front when full course of the pedal. The tendency at this moment is to generate oversteer during the time you'll press the pedal, with more or less inertia depending of your foot pressure.
3- Specially with racing tires, because more grip you have, more the effect is strong, i'll use a low BB like 2/0, like this the car don't upset when braking in a curve and you gain a better driving line control.
One more thing about racing tires and the way they take the grip.
I think PD increase the % of grip over the red & white stripes out corners and inside apex. Perhaps they did this to make safer some out corners when you reach the limits of the track.... It seems a bit more grippy yes at this moment.
It could be a good idea, but the problem is inside the corner ,when you reach the apex with your racing tires, and if you pass over the red & white strip, it will cause an excess of grip on the front interior tire, that will make you oversteer very strongly or even spin.
OK, That's all folks. I hope i was clear enough wit my bad english.
Have a good night everybody.
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