Magnetic Fluid Shocks

[Kenny]

The line is that you can have something that rides like a Cadillac AND be highly competitive at the track. Building a car that is more than single purpose can be rewarding. The active system would be better for the 10/10 situation as well. As someone that has spent more than a few hours on a shock dyno, elbow deep in shock oil and parts, the fact that you are always having to find the best compromise to get faster around a track is well understood. There is always a new product coming out to overcome the many shortfalls. When dealing with Penske, there was linear, digressive, VDP, and every thing in between. The same was true of Ohlins and Bilstein to a lesser degree. There were all all kinds bleed adjustments, remote adjustable reservoirs and pressure adjustments. None of them could completely overcome the fact that a car my be several hundred pounds heavier at one portion of the track due to aero downforce, would need a bunch of front lift for forward bite like Martinsville, and control body pitch if there was a nasty dip on the track. Now consider using shocks for very high speed portions of the track that have an excessive amount of rebound to make the car suck down for less aero drag...... A road course will usually have all these conditions and more. The shocks that would perform ideally for each of these situations on it's own is completely opposite from the other.



There is no reason to assume that someone that is trying to implement the latest technology doesn't know how to drive. What is it about trying to do something innovative makes some guys assume that they are better drivers? There may be some evidence to support that the guys who can't see the potential benefits should seek instruction.