Siding this... If you are hit with a baseball bat, what causes the pain? ;)
Type: Posts; User: Markus
Siding this... If you are hit with a baseball bat, what causes the pain? ;)
Actually, nevermind.
Which I find funny, as I have never even learnt these terms in english. Also it seems you didn't read my post at all but just used it as an excuse to your (beforehand composed?) post to question the...
Firstly, I want to apologize for not using "Z-approved" terminology. I'm not native in down-under, and I'm lazy enough to prefer using describing words to finding the correct words.
Secondly, this...
I'm not a teacher and honestly don't even care about todays education, but I'm bored enough to bite the bullet (this is not an answer to why inertial forces aren't real though, 'cause I consider them...
Z,
Your estimation is quite accurate, the difference is generally around 1kg new versus old tire. But it takes ~3-4 endurances to wear the tires out (13" at least), so the max you can wear would...
Z,
Don't forget the aero rules were opened up quite a bit a couple of years ago.
Before that the actual benefits from wings were a lot more subject to debate.
Anything can be made to work but the picture looks like a solution that is unnecessarily complex and heavy for questionable benefit...
JulianH,
In 2012 Michigan we had a very precise (I'd say >97% of parts included) and truthful Cost Report.
$26k. Where others were $15k. That was the biggest single mistake we've ever made as a...
Claude,
I completely agree with your thinking, and while I was active member in the team that was the approach most of the team was trying to follow.
"I am keen to see a ARB design that would...
Jonny, you can check FS Team Tallinn 2011 and Metropolia Motorsport (Helsinki) 2011 cars for a couple of ways to do the ARB for a similar setup.
Tim, both are mechanical systems.
The one marked for FSAE is packable albeit likely a bit on the heavy side. Might be a challenge to find a suitable torsion bar - motion ratio combination to...
Alumni, I have to disagree with your suggestions a bit.
Spec ECU: not really needed, the restrictor already levels the playing field and "detailed" engine stuff in general has very minor effect on...
I can share our story. We used a very similar arrangment to what the OP has come up with, but with lighter bearings (140g per bearing).
We did some ~1500kms of testing and racing the first season....
Tim, rotating the bracket will increase the local bending load on the monocoque, so you don't want to rotate it more than you have to.
Raptor: I think you will have no problems in using an "oversized" tube in such a case.
Claude: Given the subject of the thread, I would presume they want to use a different tube size because...
+1. That was some pretty good press duty right there.
Being upside down and all I would have expected the cars being lighter...
If everything that can potentionally cause an accident is forbidden will there be much left to do?
Formula 1 has a great record of things causing accidents: tires, brakes, uprights, wishbones,...
"Devices generating downforce must not be attached to suspension components."
Had to double check, it's not the first of April and I'm not on drugs. Are they serious?
While I agree with your main point Julian, I would be careful with statements like above. There are plenty of well manufactured and engineered cars done almost purely by students. There are also...
Hoosier website states 10" slicks to weigh about the same as 13" slicks, which is around 5,0-5,5kg new and 13" Goodyears are about 4,5kg new. By general rule 10" wheels weight 66% of 13" wheels if...
Well, now that you mentioned I'm not completely sure. I wouldn't be surprised if FSG did it differently to other comps, and the FSG rules state that in any dynamic event. So I guess you must be...
JulianH: About that 5kg deviation, the rules say that all the scrutineerings are done with dry tires. So even if you run 13" wets and 10" drys there should be no weight problems in case of rainy...
The best option for a new team is to use mechanism that comes with the engine, i.e. if your engine is chain drive stick with it.