i have been out of uni for a couple of years. i don't want my opinions to reflect on the current team.
Type: Posts; User: John Gregor
i have been out of uni for a couple of years. i don't want my opinions to reflect on the current team.
Its good to see i got people talking.
"This is a design competition. It is not about just buying a whole bunch of parts off the shelf and bolting them together." is actually a direct quote from...
That says a lot about formula student.
This is a design competition. It is not about just buying a whole bunch of parts off the shelf and bolting them together.
I know it is a little off topic, but teams seem focused a lot on power and torque and not a lot on fuel economy. Look at the results careful. Having good fuel economy is so important for an overall...
Formula Student is definitely the weakest event. There was only 1 maybe 2 good cars and no world class cars their.
In the USA there were about 12 world class cars and in Australia there will be...
Guys this is a student competition eg. students do the work. getting advice from a pro is sensible but getting them to do it is just lazy.
Clausen,
What kind of car are you talking about, formula 5000?
They probably took them off to make the car go faster. http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif
At the comp in May i saw teams with no caster and some with as much as 12 deg.
As for kpi, have a good read of the vehicle dynamics books that are out there.
A really good start is Pat Clarke's...
A good 13 inch wheel/tire combo weighs about 15 lbs.
137kg is extremely light, a great effort. But how can a car that hasn't done some testing win the design event? How can you answer the questions that the judges put to you? I agree with Pat the...
I'd be very weary of 5th element type shocks and all mountain bike shocks for that matter. They are designed for mountain bikes after all. Unless you have run them on a damper dyno, i wouldn't trust...
I don't really think the rules need changing. They are probably the most open and fair motorsport rules in world.
Look at Australia in three years, two for most teams, they have built cars that...