Timing is the most critical aspect to racing, whether going left or right. We time our engine so it performs accordingly when we need it, and where the power is applied is also timing. When we enter the turn then hit mid turn, it's all happening in mere seconds, again timing of when the weight transfers to the nose, then the time it takes for the weight to shift onto the rear, then again another time value is at throttle down.
Tie down shocks and all that go with it disturbs the natural timing of the events. It requires time to almost stop, and that is why with 99 percent of the vehicles over these past 25 plus years have seen a decline in times from years past, and these cars, ALL OF THEM, enter on the bottom, lift before entry, and are not throttle down till after the car leaves the corner. So all these gadgets, heavy bars and tie down shocks have taken time downwards.
We know, and any engineer will tell you, the object in racing is to be as fast as possible through the turns. Races are won there, and we also know historically the upper lane is preferred and the fastest line to take, hence quick lap times. Timing! Physics dictates it no matter where or how you enter the turn.
Conventionally you can enter the turn quicker and use the speed of the vehicle to utilize the timing of the weight transfer and the timing of the valving and piston speed of the shocks to slow front transfer, allowing the tires to set while the car is in a steady state of motion, then instantaneously the car goes from entry to cutting the apex and ready to leave, and at that phase the shocks are doing multiple tasks, allowing the weight to return to all 4 corners and also allowing the chassis to return, or in my case keeping the "chassis" perpendicular at all times.
The roll center prevents the roll, and that too is a matter of timing, and coincides with other timed events. Once throttle down or power is requested, the rear suspension with the torque absorber and rear left shock; those devices keep the timing of their moving parts precise and smooth. Tie Down shocks cannot do that. Anything bound on the car alters time and timing.
When you look at conventional over tied down, one can see that today's set ups are more like sailing through the Bermuda Triangle, some make it, most don't. Timing. Applied Physics and its expressions fall around events that time is of the essence.
My cars utilize time wisely, and when the driver needed to speed things up, our timing was near perfect. With all the cars I'm now involved in, and many are a work in progress, eventually they will navigate their races on time, and the sum of all of this is to be at the checkers at the right time!
It may sound funny to some, but there are those who will read this and understand what I'm saying. Time is a constant, time can be sped up and even slowed, but the results that come will come in a matter of time, where at race end most are slower. The faster you go, the more weight and fuel you burn, the more rear weight you lose, the better the car gets, and in my case we always got quicker, "time accelerates" at the end.
Fast laps in practice, time trials, and the first 10 laps never pay. Most of us get to the end quicker. It's ok, because we will give you "time" to catch up!