SHAKEDOWN UNIVERSITY - Car Setup

Leo Parente, ex-race car driver and biggest badass [!?!] in New York, reviews and explains the best way to setup a car for the race track. This marks Leo's 6th edition of SHAKEDOWN UNIVERSITY.

SDU / The '4 Fasts' - http://tinyurl.com/sd120310
SDU / Driving Skills - http://tinyurl.com/sd121010
SDU / Passing Skills - http://tinyurl.com/sd21111
SDU / The Racing Line - http://tinyurl.com/sd4811
Starting w/ Karting - http://tinyurl.com/kartskills

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[sford01]

Leo, I just beat GT5 and saw your name in the credits. Pretty sweet.

[raileanulucian]

lol, Leo is the 'biggest badass in New York' according to the video description

[khristian49]

He on drive you tube channel.

[bullenario]

i MISS SHAKEDOWN UNIVERSITY!!!

[doubleKlutch]

I'm no expert, but I'm not sure how much fine tuning translates from the track to the street. Race tracks don't have potholes and railroad crossings. Taking a track car to the street is like taking a road car to a rally course. There is just too much surface variation. A street car needs flexibility to handle well on different surfaces.

But I could be wrong.

[LegoXC]

I know how much you love NASCAR Leo, but watch the wreck again. Ragan caused his own wreck by trying to run Boris off the track.  You can't pin that one on Boris, he was on the edge of the track, and Ragan moved up where there was no room.

[berlinetta24]

MoAr shakedown University!!!!!!!!!!

[LeoParente]

Loose [oversteer] IS fast [rotates car 2 turn the corner]. But, your inclination is the way I was taught it. On ovals, set-up [alignment + tilt - camber tilting all tires into the corner, tire stagger - larger diameter on the outside, + other 'tricks' create rotation 2 help turn the car. 'Your inclination' allows u 2 work the car, save the car, + keep it tail first off the wall! On a road course like LimeRock, mostly right hand turns, try a slightly modded-oval setup.

[Greg Sampson]

: Anti-sway bars if you want to get technical about it... in a racecar they are adjustable from the cockpit along with brake bias.

[Greg Sampson]

: Forums are a good place to start collecting information on parts and there are probably forums for your specific make/model. There is as much bad information out there as good so just use the search feature and look for people posting the most relevant information. Do a lot of research, figure out what does not work based on other's bad experiences. Ultimately street mods are not nearly as stiff or extreme as track mods.

[Greg Sampson]

Leo - Can you give a quick explanation as to why a little understeer is good in fast corner entry and exits? My only inclination is that it helps facilitate a slight drift so the car can be pointed out of the corner.

[Joe Grabianowski]

I'm not really a Patrick fan but she drove a solid race and survived a lot of attrition. Anyone could have lost it in those conditions on those tires.