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Old 2007-08-08, 10:28 PM   #28
sybir
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Have you even read the posts above this (from anyone besides Cody?)
Tarmac spec coilovers and lowered ride heights do not play well with dirt. Until you've actually ridden in a tarmac car on a bumpy dirt road (and that means something that looks smooth to the eye, not waterbars, etc) you have no idea what kind of shock forces you're putting into bushings, mounting points,and the unibody itself due to increased daping and spring rates that you don't see in tarmac driving even at 10/10ths.

Also, anyone naive enough to say "there's no risk" is foolish. All automotive sports have risk. Ignoring it, or, more accurately, denying its existence, is foolhardy and dangerous. I know of multiple cars in the last few years that have gone over, collapsed suspensions, ripped tires off beads, bent/cracked/broken wheels, ripped up front fenders, cracked bumpers, etc. It's a timed event, so you're not covered, legally, by insurance, either

Now, I'm not saying there's anything wrong with rallycross, but it's also not approppriate to try to "call people out" for something they've made an active decision not to participate in due to the preparation or equipment level of their cars, or a desire to not let Mother Nature's finest make unplanned modifications to their autoX/Solo rides.
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