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I must agree. More and more we see the rules pushing all the cars towards one design family.

A a driver structural equivalency form seems like a good start.

Make sure you have the correct number and arrangement of clutch friction disks.

For a new team and even for older teams, my own experience shows the best time to save weight is in the initial design stage when you're working out the overall vehicle dimensions and propulsion. ...

That does seem like it could be an issue. No doubt, there is a bending moment present. On the somewhat tolerable plus side, it appears that an attempt was made to keep the projected axis of the...

Shifters have wb/track equal to about 1.1 or so, using the rear wheels as the track measurement. In my experience, this has not caused ongoing control problems. Karts in general will do what you...

Asking for a lot there...
It's understandable that most teams will be reluctant to soil a relationship with their sponsor by telling the world about free services being offered out of generosity. ...

Keep in mind that longitudinal accelerations will have the same effect as tilting the engine. (No-one seems to worry about losing oil pressure on accel runs, though)

The big idea here is that...

Looks like a removable rear on the OU car. Where do you mount your rear forward LCA member?

When it comes to the semi-trailing arm rear suspension that has taken root as of late, I've heard...

Correction to previous post: The equation should be centripetal accel = r*omega^2.
Perhaps I should have paid a bit more attention in high school physics.

Having done a few autocrosses in an 80cc shifter with FSAE cars, I can offer a bit of information on what sets them apart.

On the chassis side of things, smaller track width seems to be the most...

Yeah man, Hot Lap's good for 2 tenths. Only works on Hoosiers, BTW...
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To back up flavorPacket's assertion, it should be noted that we did a significant amount of testing with 3rd gear launches with no gearshift during the run. In those cases, we had the engine hitting...

What methods have been used to prove structural equivalence in energy absorption for composite structures?

What methods have been used to prove structural equivalence in energy absorption for composite structures?

Let's hear 'em.

Did anyone else get his new one about the guy applying for the CIA position?

Let's hear 'em.

Did anyone else get his new one about the guy applying for the CIA position?

All right vets, lets hear it. What kind of crazy design questions have you gotten owned by in the past?

All right vets, lets hear it. What kind of crazy design questions have you gotten owned by in the past?

The Cannondale 440 sounds tempting. Its cylinder is oriented vertically, takes in air from the front and exhausts it out the back, which is the opposite of most bike engines. It seems like this...

Heard through the grapevine....
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Heard through the grapevine....
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This Friday, March 16, a highlights video of our competitions will be posted on YouTube. On Friday, to locate the video clip, go to...