My 2016 RS

**95gto** · 03-30-2017, 10:39 AM

Originally Posted by DocWalt

There are splitters and such available, but shiny carbon isn't exactly what I'd want protecting my bumper, lol. There are more "race" oriented splitters on the way soon. Just takes time

Yeah you wouldn't really want a stiff composite plate, you would want something with better abrasion resistance than that.

**95gto** · 03-30-2017, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by j2k4

FYI, I did not larf when I heard about that.

I felt oddly compelled to let you know.

I would and do laugh at it. I didn't at the time, but I feel like that kind of stuff is always something that is only funny upon reflection rather than while experiencing it.

I distinctly remember hearing the noise of the grinding and thinking I just killed my transmission. Then I realized the car was leaning excessively and that meant I lost a wheel somewhere. I also remember distinctly having my head on a swivel when I brought the car to a stop, trying to determine where the wheel was and hoping it didn't hit anyone.

**j2k4** · 03-30-2017, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by 95gto

I would and do laugh at it. I didn't at the time, but I feel like that kind of stuff is always something that is only funny upon reflection rather than while experiencing it.

I distinctly remember hearing the noise of the grinding and thinking I just killed my transmission. Then I realized the car was leaning excessively and that meant I lost a wheel somewhere. I also remember distinctly having my head on a swivel when I brought the car to a stop, trying to determine where the wheel was and hoping it didn't hit anyone.

Aye to that.

**DocWalt** · 03-31-2017, 09:07 PM

finished the shock bypass resistors... they work, but I don't know if they make the car better yet

**DocWalt** · 04-02-2017, 09:24 PM

My fastest from NNJR TnT today, good for 11th in PAX, I felt pretty comfortable with my pace today. Not perfect, but not too slow

**DocWalt** · 04-24-2017, 08:43 AM

1st in class, 13th overall. I had a run with a faster first half but I kept screwing up the second half, this was by far my best run on the return trip.

**anyonebutme** · 04-24-2017, 09:56 AM

Sooooo, shock bypasses ftw or ftl?

**DocWalt** · 04-24-2017, 11:56 AM

Forgot that I never posted that.

Based on exactly one event on a not super grippy asphalt lot with a lot of elevation change and weird undulations. I have the modded stock front swaybar & 255/35-18 RE-71R's.

The rear shocks being disabled makes the RS feel almost exactly like my Mk2 GTI w/ KW V1s in sweepers. A weird oscillating mess... Nowhere NEAR as bad as having all four shocks stiff though. In slaloms the front end of the car feels composed and I really liked the feel. Nice and shard turn in and it doesn't take forever for weight transfer to happen.

butttt..... I doubt the stiff front/soft rear combo is faster. I did a back to back test and tried to drive consistently. Times were essentially identical. I was just as fast in the slalom with the soft dampers. My lines weren't perfect in either case in the sweepers but the times were essentially identical there too.

I'll test the stiff front setup again at another event that I know will be stacked with slaloms and transitions instead of sweepers.

I have no clue what it will do on a grippier surface, maybe it'll be better there? Maybe it'll make the oscillations worse? Take a wild guess