08-06-2012, 10:17 AM
Mark your post is largely irrelevant. The WRC cars when set up for a tarmac stage like the one you posted have considerably more thought and design and modification than a road-going BMW which has been DIY lowered for aesthetic.
The WRC car will likely bottom out on certain stages, as can be seen if you watch the coverage, the cars are fitted with skid plates to protect the sump/exhaust. The difference is that the contact patch the tyre makes with the road will still be good, the suspension geometry is correctly set up for those situations, the spring rate will be increased to co-inside with the reduced wheel travel (before chassis makes road contact) etc etc etc.
Raising the car up would undoubtably make it handle ten times better. Putting it back on OEM suspension (shock, horror!) would further improve the handling I would think. It's a false economy that lower = better, because there's so much more to it than that.
The WRC car will likely bottom out on certain stages, as can be seen if you watch the coverage, the cars are fitted with skid plates to protect the sump/exhaust. The difference is that the contact patch the tyre makes with the road will still be good, the suspension geometry is correctly set up for those situations, the spring rate will be increased to co-inside with the reduced wheel travel (before chassis makes road contact) etc etc etc.
Raising the car up would undoubtably make it handle ten times better. Putting it back on OEM suspension (shock, horror!) would further improve the handling I would think. It's a false economy that lower = better, because there's so much more to it than that.
Disclaimer: The above is not to be taken to heart and is probably a joke, grow up you big girl.
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