Volvo S60 Ideal Tyre Pressure

Discussion in 'Volvo S60' started by seani, May 12, 2006.

  1. seani

    seani Guest

    Hi,

    I'm taking a Volvo S60 on a track day (Donnington Park). Any
    recommnedations for tyre pressure (and recommendations in general)

    Thanks

    Sean
     
    seani, May 12, 2006
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  2. seani

    Joerg Lorenz Guest

    First of all: Drive carefully and have fun!
    The FWD-Volvos are really front-heavy and have a distinct tendency to
    understear when driven fast.

    My suggestion is at best an informed guess: Front 3.0 bar and rear 2.5
    bar to get a more balanced handling on a race track.

    Donnigton is a track where a balanced handling in the hairpins and the
    chicanes is of utmost importance. To keep up with the RWDs will be very
    challenging.
    Jörg

    PLS write about your experiences!!! I' m looking forward to your
    comments and experiences. I'm driving a V70 D5 with 185hp. Had a V70
    with 260 hp before.
     
    Joerg Lorenz, May 12, 2006
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  3. seani

    seani Guest

    Thanks for your help.

    In the event, I stayed with the standard pressure as recommended by
    Volvo (it was held last night and I couldn't check responses in the
    meantime).

    I'm not a petrolhead, and I went purely as a laugh, but I'd have to say
    that it was excellent. Sheer terror at first, but hugely enjoyable
    after a few laps. The majority of the other cars were Caterhams, a fair
    few Lotus Elise/VX220, a couple of Porsche, a Ferrari (no idea what
    kind), an M5, a Evo 8 and others I couldn't identify.

    No chance against any of these of course, but there was also a mix of
    standard saloons and hatchbacks. It certainly made me aware of my
    limitations as a driver, but its compelling; I can't wait for the next
    one, and at 120 or so all-in, not particularly expensive.

    Sorry I can't offer much insight to anyone who does a bit of racing or
    has a bit of knowledge already, but I can recommend making the effort.
    If you have any specific questions, I can pass them onto my mate with
    the Evo. He's been a few times with his Evo and TVR (and a couple of
    miscellaneous high end BMWs I think)

    Sean
     
    seani, May 13, 2006
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