Racevette 6-Link victory on bottom of page
Dragvette has always heard the query. "Don't you need camber in the rear in order to maximize your traction in the corners when your auto crossing or road racing." Our answer has always been to set the camber at your desired amount and measure the temperature of your tires after running some laps and adjust from there. More or less camber depending on the temperature pattern of the tires. The inside and the outside temperatures are controlled by the camber the middle of the tire is air pressure. The perceived issue with the camber remaining the same though out the travel is. "Could you miss some added traction or performance edge in the turns?" We respond with possibly, but with the temperature of the tire even you are getting the best average. Customers that have followed this method have always been rewarded with better lap times. So this is a winning method and an improvement over the stock Corvette setup.
Could an advanced system regarding camber input be developed? We have been working on this. The problem, there isn't one perfect camber set up for all Corvettes because there are so many variables with all of the choices for Corvette suspensions. Tire diameter, width, radial, bias, rim width and diameter, a multitude of shocks with all kinds of adjustment and spring types and rates.
Manny installed the Racevette 6-Link and tests it out on the track. We are already in the process of refining the design with Maynny's input.
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The Solution. I like golf, not as much as racing, but it is number two. My driver has 16 different head adjustments and two weights to move around. It matches the swing of every golfer. Like the adjustable driver, we have developed an adjustable 6-link that has variable camber adjustments so you can adjust your camber setup to match your Corvette. The RACEVETTE 6-LINK still has the zero camber adjustment like the Dragvette 6-Link plus 8 additional input rates. You set the initial camber to your base choice, for example, -1/2 degree. You also have 8 additional positions that control how much additional chamber is added to the rear tire during the suspension travel and how fast the camber is applied to the tire. Example, a narrower tire would want the camber to be applied quicker than a wider tire, so the inside of the tire would remain in better contact with the road. Manny, an autocross racer in California, is currently doing real world testing of the Racevette 6-link. It will be available for market soon. Projected pricing $1495.00.
Racevette 6-link scores Victory in second competition!
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Manny attended a WSCC competition at the Monterey, California airport April 29, this year. It was an SCC style course with tight turns and at least one straightway. I understand this to be a competition of 110 Corvettes in various classes from the earliest years to the newest. This would include heavily modified Corvettes with the latest and greatest technology. Manny is a budget racer, like most of us. He doesn't have 50 grand to throw at a car to make it the fastest on the planet. This is why we connected. He was looking for high performance with low dollar outlay. |
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Manny saw our suspension. It made sense in theory and it was priced right. He is a hands on racer and loves taking out the high dollar competition with pragmatic thinking.
Manny out ran the competition in his class by 1.2 seconds, but he really likes to compare his ride to all of the competition. While he wasn't running in the same class as the C-7, Manny and the C-7 compared their times to each other in numerous events. Manny had never been able to best this competitor in the C-7 with ABS brakes, traction control, and all the benefits of being a new C-7 with the factory technology built in with plenty of aftermarket technology. Manny's 600 hp motor is 50 hp short of the C-7, but horse power isn't the king on tight SCC style tracks. The only place the C-7 had any advantage was on the straightway. You have to be able to finesse the course with handling and driving ability. Manny was able to best the C-7 by .200 seconds and was second behind the fastest car of 110 car field by .200 second. That's nothing but impressive when you take a Corvette that is a half century older than it's competition! Excellent job Manny!
Manny, being an experienced racer, wanted to make a fair assessment of the Racevette 6-link. His first time out with the Racevette 6-Link did not show a measurable reduction in times. His second time out he made some adjustments to the 6-link and his Corvette. He limited his changes so he could make an honest evaluation. He made some minor ride height adjustments, some higher some lower. He also changed to 1 1/4" front stabilizer bar on the front. I don't believe he has a stabilizer bar in the rear of his suspension. Most racers find it reduces the traction of the inside tire in a turn and you can not accelerate out of the turn as hard. He set up the Racevette 6-Link in the drag racing location and set the camber at negative one degree. He resisted changing his tires. Tire condition is a huge factor in SCC style racing. He had 69 runs on his back tires and 100 runs on his front tires. He sure could use some new tread, but he ran the old tires to keep an apples to apples comparision. He uses Hoosier A7's. He knew a tire change would distort his results and it wouldn't be a fair comparison to his previous runs. Manny said, "I gained my time in the corners and I couldn't ask for anything better." We are thrilled with his results and commend him for his fair assessment of the Racevette 6-Link. Well done!
Thank you,
Steve at Dragvette Products.
Manny out ran the competition in his class by 1.2 seconds, but he really likes to compare his ride to all of the competition. While he wasn't running in the same class as the C-7, Manny and the C-7 compared their times to each other in numerous events. Manny had never been able to best this competitor in the C-7 with ABS brakes, traction control, and all the benefits of being a new C-7 with the factory technology built in with plenty of aftermarket technology. Manny's 600 hp motor is 50 hp short of the C-7, but horse power isn't the king on tight SCC style tracks. The only place the C-7 had any advantage was on the straightway. You have to be able to finesse the course with handling and driving ability. Manny was able to best the C-7 by .200 seconds and was second behind the fastest car of 110 car field by .200 second. That's nothing but impressive when you take a Corvette that is a half century older than it's competition! Excellent job Manny!
Manny, being an experienced racer, wanted to make a fair assessment of the Racevette 6-link. His first time out with the Racevette 6-Link did not show a measurable reduction in times. His second time out he made some adjustments to the 6-link and his Corvette. He limited his changes so he could make an honest evaluation. He made some minor ride height adjustments, some higher some lower. He also changed to 1 1/4" front stabilizer bar on the front. I don't believe he has a stabilizer bar in the rear of his suspension. Most racers find it reduces the traction of the inside tire in a turn and you can not accelerate out of the turn as hard. He set up the Racevette 6-Link in the drag racing location and set the camber at negative one degree. He resisted changing his tires. Tire condition is a huge factor in SCC style racing. He had 69 runs on his back tires and 100 runs on his front tires. He sure could use some new tread, but he ran the old tires to keep an apples to apples comparision. He uses Hoosier A7's. He knew a tire change would distort his results and it wouldn't be a fair comparison to his previous runs. Manny said, "I gained my time in the corners and I couldn't ask for anything better." We are thrilled with his results and commend him for his fair assessment of the Racevette 6-Link. Well done!
Thank you,
Steve at Dragvette Products.