These cars were built before modern stiff racing suspension was the norm, often using parts from trucks and industrial equipment because they were the biggest, strongest parts. Under heavy braking, these suspension components would often dip, both because of the weight of the chassis and engines, but also because the leaf springs were simply built that way. Many cars had half-moon style setups, Dubonnet-style setups, etc. So the positive camber was to compensate for this deficit -- under load, the tires would straighten out, leading to the most traction under heavy braking. Furthermore, as the race went on and fuel was used up, the car would gradually sink into the front end more and more in the corners, so they would straighten out over time as well. In short, the camber goes neutral / negative under braking (which is *very* sketchy in a car going 100+mph in the 1910s) for maximum stability, with the trade-off being positive camber during rest or acceleration.
We've come a long way baby.
Driver of the 1906 Darraq looks almost as old as the car! Top guy!
That Itala is so beautiful
It surely is, along with the isotta fraschini race cars it's the most beautiful pre WWI cars...
A stunner
Loved this! Thank you!
These are all such great cars. i am surprised you didn't show the Darracq 200 (the greatest of them all.)
It was shown in another video before but I'm unsure which
We've shown it many times! But it is also younger than these cars.
How far we have come… and still these old machines are beautiful
Awesome veteran cars. Regards from Barcelona Spain
How come the thumbnail looks like Jay Leno wearing a predator mask while driving the Itala #45?
Who says it isn't? 👀
It's not.
I dont want to be impolite but number 3 and 4 look like a coffin on 4 wheels
For many drivers of the day it was.
Does anyone know why positive camber was the norm back then??
These cars were built before modern stiff racing suspension was the norm, often using parts from trucks and industrial equipment because they were the biggest, strongest parts. Under heavy braking, these suspension components would often dip, both because of the weight of the chassis and engines, but also because the leaf springs were simply built that way. Many cars had half-moon style setups, Dubonnet-style setups, etc. So the positive camber was to compensate for this deficit -- under load, the tires would straighten out, leading to the most traction under heavy braking. Furthermore, as the race went on and fuel was used up, the car would gradually sink into the front end more and more in the corners, so they would straighten out over time as well.
In short, the camber goes neutral / negative under braking (which is *very* sketchy in a car going 100+mph in the 1910s) for maximum stability, with the trade-off being positive camber during rest or acceleration.
@@an-intrusive-thot Thankyou! Makes perfect sense! Appreciate that 👍🏻
Some of these cars, mes amis, are TOTAL LOSS lubrication systems ?
lovely.
Balls.
Poor editing.
Very poor.
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