Question 3: “I’m interested in the relationship with Quaife, such as, how did the decision (and design/development) to make the GDR (Gear Driven) differential come about? It’s a neat piece.” (from Russ M)
Answer 3: Russ (@russmcb), Thinking back , the chain drive on early Clubsport cars seemed to work well , it took sometime to find a correct quality chain that would wear at an acceptable rate, but also these cars had relatively lower grip tyres and relatively little downforce, the cars would slide very controllable in […]
Question 2: Prosport Suspension tuning (from Neil C) – “I have a 2001 Prosport. I made some adjustable pushrods for the front suspension to give me the ability to better corner weight the car. I proceeded to corner weight the car with both the NIK and rear sway bars detached and found when it was dialed in, I had no travel to the suspension left. Seems the front suspension has a very narrow field of motion. I ended up replacing the adjustable push rods with the stock pushrods. Am I missing the concept of the car/suspension? Is it best just to leave the car alone?”
Answer 2: Hi Neil (@neilca), Many thanks for investing in the Radical 00137, a car known to me, and thanks for your question , apologies to come back to basic questions but I have to understand more detail to help us get to the issue , I’m sure we can make your adjustable pushrods work […]
Question #1: Phil, many people dream of building their own race car or starting a car company to build a special car that meets their needs… But, you actually did it! What elements drove the creation of Radical Sportscars?
Answer: It’s wide-ranging really, along with learning on your feet, and all these projects and products are “of their time”. ‘Background History’ Having been lucky enough to have trained as a motor vehicle engineer with Jaguar, Rover, Rolls Royce, Volvo, etc. from 1972 – 1977 and then trained and worked as welder and chassis […]