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Originally posted by Big-Foot
Setting the weight and balance of a racecar without drivers weight in the seat and typically 1/2 load of fuel in the cell is a complete waste of time.
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I don't think it is necessarily a complete waste of time.
I was trying to work backwards. The total weight is 2338. I decided that had to be w/o a driver (and no one will tell me otherwise). A calculation of the corner weights with no driver but with fluids (gas,
oil, et al) would tell you something about the car that you could take to the next level based on your experience and your personal weight.
Yes, I was trying to dig further into the car. A seller that could spit those numbers out probably has a better feel for the car than someone who hasn't bothered to corner weigh it all. I only asked since the original post quoted that the car had been "corner weighed". If that had not been mentioned, I wouldn't have asked. I can tell you the exact corner weights of every track car I own. Since the pics were taken in the garage area of a race track, I was also digging into the set-up (to see if it had been "sorted").
I agree 100% that the corner weights w/ driver and equipment is much more valuable. But what if that driver is 225#'s and you are 175#'s? You would still need to re-balance the car.
I am sorry to ask all these questions. I thought it would help me decide if I should further investigate the car. **It would also help anyone else that may be looking at this post.**