Well done to all the teams.
Apparently the crash between ANU and RIT was due to the ANU driver getting a bit impatient and trying to overtake before the overtaking zone. The cars tangled up and RIT ended up with a front wheel on the back of the ANU car. RIT was able to repair for the 2nd run but the ANU car couldn't.
Sorry if I've got this wrong, I wasn't there, but that is just an unbelievable thing for a driver to do...
The UWA kinetics system, and I'm no expert at all, uses a system of hydraulics to make the car unbelievably stiff in roll but to keep it nice and soft in bounce. It is similar to the system used on the Citroen WRC car which won the championship 2 years in a row, and on the Pajeros which won the Dakar last year (?). It has been developed by a local company, called Kinetics, who have sponsored the team for two years now, and adapted for the UWA car by some very clever students - uses custom dampers, hydraulic accumulators, etc, all built in-house. Apparently you can grab the car by the roll hoop and not be able to move it from side to side, but can lift an individual wheel off the ground. With obvious implications for tuning and dynamic performance.
Again, sorry if I've got that wrong... I work in the mining industry now and it has drained my brain.
Get ready for another Aussie invasion in May!
Dave
ex UWA Motorsport