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mfsg
10-15-2002, 11:16 PM
we wonder whether fibreglass or GRP or AL with carbon fibers is most suitable to be ued as material of bodywork of a formula student race car?

mfsg
10-15-2002, 11:16 PM
we wonder whether fibreglass or GRP or AL with carbon fibers is most suitable to be ued as material of bodywork of a formula student race car?

Richard Lewis
10-16-2002, 01:06 AM
We used just fiberglass last year and had no problems with it. (except that it wouldn't release from our moulds) It is pretty lightweight, and plenty strong, and left us a nice surface to put on our sponsors logos. /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

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