Does any one know a setup for the Caterham Seven Fireblade

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Yeah i have just got my grubby mittens on a Caterham, and i was wondering if any of you guys would know how to set it up to make it a drifting machine?

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Check the general settings thread and start from there :) I doubt there's many people with the Caterham here, so it looks like you're gonna have to make them up yourself!

It'll probably be better for you to do this, as just because on load of settings work for someone else doesn't necessarily mean it'll work for you!
 
Settings are a very personal thing. Preferences play into them a great deal, especially drifting.

What you wanna do is study up on what affects what, start trying to drift stock, and make adjustments based on what you'd like the car to do/not do.
 
As far as basic common settings.

Some negative camber on the front wheels. (better turn in)

Less negative camber on the rears than the fronts, if any at all. (larger contact area while drifting, better throttle authority)

Some toe in on the rear wheels. (keeps the tail of the car in check somewhat)

Generally lower the car quite a bit. (improves all around response)

Past that it's really all preference. Do you want a car that initiates drifts easily? Understeers to allow more aggressive wheel work mid drift? Has very high steering authority but requires more delicate control in the drift? It mostly has to do with the balance between your front and read rate settings and swaybars.

Honestly if you're just learning though, don't worry about all that. Drive stock for a while to get a feel for the car and drifting in general, then make those few alignment changes (don't go too extreme with them though) and feel the difference in them. Then change one thing at a time until that's comfortable for you.

Personally, I don't like to spend a ton of time tuning, so I tend to just adapt and go as far as I can with a particular setting until I notice something real obvious to me that I want to change.
 
What method do you use for drifitng? Are you using Manual Transmission, or just hashing it with automatic?
 
Noone actually drifts with auto, there's too much shifting involved.

Also drifting is all about being able to use all techniques as they're appropriate. I personally favor kansei and braking drifts, but there's a time and place for everything. I would say the best technique to learn first would probably be braking drifts. Bear in mind this doesn't necessarily mean using the brakes to break traction by locking the wheels, but to upset the balance so you can get the rear sliding.
 
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