How does increasing or decreasing the steering ratio setting affect handling on tight corners, like Laguna Secas Corkscrew?
A. The steering ratio setting, on the Suspension (Axle) tab in the Garage, affects how much steering angle you get for a given amount of input from your joystick or wheel. On ovals, a low ratio is typically used, since the turns are all fast and large radius. On road/street circuits, more steering ratio is used so that high steering angles are available for super-tight hairpins. With too high a steering ratio, you can get some undesirable results. For example, you may find the car twitchy at speed because small inputs from your wheel/joystick result in larger steering angles. Driving with too high a steering ratio setting can also mean you’ll have trouble cornering. If, in the course of driving Laguna Seca, you are using full steering lock anywhere other than in 1st or 2nd gear turns, you are probably generating overly high slip angles on the front wheels. You can tell if the “tire squeal” noise is excessive and the car doesn’t turn in well. Many drivers assume this is terminal underst
