{"id":58893,"date":"2019-01-30T10:58:14","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T18:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Kyle_Larson_Wins_Pure_Michigan_400-min.jpg"},"modified":"2019-01-30T11:10:19","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T19:10:19","slug":"kyle_larson_wins_pure_michigan_400-min","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/understanding-how-weight-distribution-affects-your-race-car\/kyle_larson_wins_pure_michigan_400-min\/","title":{"rendered":"How Does Cross-Weight Distribution Affect My Car\u2019s Handling?"},"author":57,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-58893","attachment","type-attachment","status-inherit","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/a42YSK-fjT","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"description":{"rendered":"<p class=\"attachment\"><a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Kyle_Larson_Wins_Pure_Michigan_400-min.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Kyle_Larson_Wins_Pure_Michigan_400-min-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Understanding How Weight Distribution Affects Your Race Car\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Kyle_Larson_Wins_Pure_Michigan_400-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Kyle_Larson_Wins_Pure_Michigan_400-min-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Kyle_Larson_Wins_Pure_Michigan_400-min-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Kyle_Larson_Wins_Pure_Michigan_400-min.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"58893\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/understanding-how-weight-distribution-affects-your-race-car\/kyle_larson_wins_pure_michigan_400-min\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Kyle_Larson_Wins_Pure_Michigan_400-min.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"How Does Cross-Weight Distribution Affect My Car\u2019s Handling?\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Above, you can see the result of improper weight distribution- a spin out.&lt;br \/&gt;\nImage courtesy Wikipedia&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;If your car has positive wedge, it\u2019s most likely going to understeer, or \u201cpush,\u201d through left corners. Reverse wedge means you\u2019ll experience oversteer. Positive wedge loads the LR tire in a left corner, giving you better drive-off than if your car is loose (oversteering). This is helpful for circle track racers, but not so much for anyone who also has to make right turns in a race. Excess cross-weight for those who like to turn left and right while racing will cause excessive weight\/load transfer when switching from hard left to hard right, which can cause things to \u201cget interesting\u201d for the driver trying to drive on the edge and maintain control.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Kyle_Larson_Wins_Pure_Michigan_400-min-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Kyle_Larson_Wins_Pure_Michigan_400-min-1024x683.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n"},"caption":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Above, you can see the result of improper weight distribution- a spin out.<br \/>\nImage courtesy Wikipedia<\/p>\n<p>If your car has positive wedge, it\u2019s most likely going to understeer, or \u201cpush,\u201d through left corners. Reverse wedge means you\u2019ll experience oversteer. Positive wedge loads the LR tire in a left corner, giving you better drive-off than if your car is loose (oversteering). This is helpful for circle track racers, but not so much for anyone who also has to make right turns in a race. Excess cross-weight for those who like to turn left and right while racing will cause excessive weight\/load transfer when switching from hard left to hard right, which can cause things to \u201cget interesting\u201d for the driver trying to drive on the edge and maintain control.<\/p>\n<\/div>"},"alt_text":"Understanding How Weight Distribution Affects Your Race 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