And do you believe those rumours? Surely not?
8-10 years ago TU Graz won everything and their cars looked like jewels "because Red Bull sponsored them for a million euros" (bollocks, of course)....
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And do you believe those rumours? Surely not?
8-10 years ago TU Graz won everything and their cars looked like jewels "because Red Bull sponsored them for a million euros" (bollocks, of course)....
I was watching the live stream and you could hear GFR cranking the engine at a lamentable speed. Could be insufficient battery charge, or perhaps there were a few failed attempts at a proper speed...
I have to say I'm pleasantly surprised by the transparency shown by the organisers. Thank you to the IMechE and to Michael Royce for clarifying their side of the story.
I think the logic remains...
Kev,
No offence taken at all. We're all here to exchange opinions. I would also like to point out that I am not involved with the Delft team anymore at all, so I do not feel that a competition was...
One is presumed to be innocent until proven guilty, no? If you're going to disqualify a team from the endurance, you must have a very high confidence. Being 95% sure is not even enough. If for...
If the focus should be on safety - and I agree it should - then the point where it starts to go wrong is in the rulebook. Limiting the dimensions of aero devices can have safety reasons, but limiting...
As mentioned above, the important thing is to show that you are eager to learn. I joined the team as a freshman myself. I didn't accomplish much in my first year but it was very useful to get to know...
If the rumoured power limit for 4WD electric cars comes through in 2015, I will try to talk the new team into building something like this. :D
I agree that good teams are good because of their management and not because of an aero package. But I think in FSAE it is healthy for different concepts to be similar in performance. With the...
The location of the lines is not the problem. Overheating of the regulator itself can be (we used a wet towel and duct tape to keep it cool during endurance at FSG 2010 :D), but as long as it is out...
Tobias, what do you think of the FSE efficiency scores? The lowest given points out of all teams eligible for the efficiency event was 90.84 out of 100. I know that it may be due to chance, but still...
Statics scores are still to be published and energy consumptions are not known yet, but it seems to be quite clear that the top 3 in FSE is, in that order:
1. ETH Zürich ~929
2. Stuttgart ~896
3....
I am keeping preliminary and unofficial FSE scores here: http://tinyurl.com/FSEscores
Statics scores have not yet been published but the placings have. So I have made statics scores estimations...
I disagree about the economy/efficiency point. The idea to include endurance time in the efficiency scoring comes from FSG and has been in use there for years (I think since 2009). The reason is, at...
My endurance times were quite far off what others are reporting. So I adjusted them and also looked at the efficiency scores including the rule change (FEFmin is now calculated rather than based on...
But Zürich were also in trouble at the start of their endurance.
I have kept scores quite closely but I haven't been able to record proper laptimes. As far as I can judge it, Stuttgart is in best...
The battle between Delft and Zürich in the electric competition was very interesting to follow. Two very different concepts, 4WD vs. aero, but a very close battle nonetheless.
I wonder what the...
Now including results from business finals, cost top 5, official skid pad results and unofficial acceleration times:
1. Delft 415.51
2. GFR 390.29
3. Zwickau 387.57
4. Zürich 367.92
Then...
I've been keeping the FS Electric scores. This includes:
- design (130 points for finalists, 100 points for all others)
- cost (90 points for top 5)
- business (75 points for finalists)
- skid...
Formula Student twitter has the design top 3:
1. Delft
2. Hertfordshire
3. Monash
I wonder where Chalmers, Zürich and Talinn are. The overall scores are going to be mighty tight going into the...
Tobias, you said on Twitter that Lessius Mechelen lost their rear wheels at autocross, do you know what happened?
Cheers,
Jasper
Oxford Brookes claim skid pad victory on their Facebook page but the formulastudent.com lap times page says Monash went quicker.
I wonder who's wrong... Or perhaps Monash took a cone on their...
That's simple statics so I guess what you're saying is correct (for a steady-state situation).
I heard from someone on our team that the listed data are indeed the usage in kWh, even though the score sheet itself indicates otherwise.
Cheers,
Jasper
DUT Racing Team 2008-2010
Delft...
Don't forget to include the final four of 2010. http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_razz.gif
(I know someone who won't be happy to read this - I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. ...