swift6 said:
So they understeered by accident? Granted, there is more engineering in modern cars (there had better be for their prices) but any simple car with a front weight bias (which can cover most designs with the internal combustion engine)will understeer. It took extra engineering to get them to be more neutral, not less. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/tired.gif
They'll understeer by accident if you yank the wheel real hard, sure.
Suspension geometry and chassis design plays as much of a role on the handling, cars of the period were engineered to be more neutral and/or a bit lively compared to today. That is why they are fun. If anything, understeer on such cars is as much a function of the narrow tires
Perfect example is the 911, which was a notorious oversteerer, but the new 911's understeer first and are pretty difficult to get them to accidentally snap oversteer like the old ones, even with an engine in a place that is against the "laws"
An Elan has a 48/52% F/R weight distribution and it's chassis is set up to be very lively. It's pretty hard to get an Elan to understeer.
Regardless, my point was that any classic cars handling is going to be trickier than a modern car, it is not just an Elan issue
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]So, regardless if you got forced into the tire. That still must of been a blast. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cool.gif[/QUOTE]
It was, perhaps the best race I've been to. here is some more
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My back went out on me from the crash and I was feet up for about a week /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/frown.gif