SEVEN IN A ROW FOR MONASH!
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The results are in (finally!).
This is a quick cut/paste/tidy taken from SAE-A facespace (apologies if any errors).
Place Team#Name......... Des ... Pres ... Cost ... Accl ... SkPd ... AtX ... Endu ... Fuel = Total
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1 ..... 66 . Monash ......... 150 ... 68.4 ... 76.9 ... 35.2 ... 71.6 ... 100 ... 308.5 ... 84 .. = 894.6
2 ..... 101 Melbourne .... 116 ... 58.6 ... 81.4 ... 52.6 ... 54.2 ... 91.6 ... 325 ..... 68 .. = 847.3
3 ..... 13 . Canterbury .... 132 ... 71.4 ... 58 ...... 31.8 ... 75 ...... 93.9 ... 294.1 .. 65.9 = 822.1
4 ..... 47 . Auckland ....... 125 ... 75 ...... 54.8 ... 48.8 ... 64.8 ... 91.4 ... 186.6 .. 86.5 = 733
5 ..... 41 . UQ (C) .......... 137 ... 67.1 ... 81.6 ... 67.8 ... 55.6 ... 81.3 ... 154.6 .. 64.5 = 709.5
6 ..... 69 . Missouri ....... 113 .... 65.7 ... 83 ...... 47.1 ... 49.2 ... 66.1 ... 222.8 .. 50.3 = 697.2
7 ..... 88 . RMIT (E) ...... 92 ...... 61.5 ... 51.4 .. 25.2 ... 43.3 ... 85.2 ... 226.2 .. 95.8 = 680.7
8 ..... 10 . Wollongong .. 125 .... 64.6 ... 72.4 .. 41.3 ... 58.7 ... 92.7 ... 138.5 .. 71.6 = 665
9 ..... 14 . Curtin ............ 119 .... 65.6 ... 64.4 ........................... 86.8 ... 276.8 .. 48.9 = 661.4
10 ... 22 . Sydney ........... 112 .... 57.2 ... 75.2 .. 28.2 ... 3.5 ..... 76.8 ... 209.6 .. 69.5 = 628.5
11 ... 25 . Waikato ......... 102 .... 49.5 ... 67.6 .. 41.3 ... 43.1 ... 84.5 ... 147.2 .. 47.9 = 583.1
12 ... 3 ... Newcastle ..... 86 ...... 49.2 ... 64 ...... 42.8 ... 6.7 ..... 66 ...... 196.7 .. 48.2 = 559.7
13 ... 7 ... Edith Cowan . 131 ... 61 ...... 83.5 ... 75 ...... 71.8 ... 85.2 ... 7 .................. = 514.5
14 ... 111 Griffith .......... 77 ..... 40 ................... 3.5 ..... 3.5 ..... 62.3 ... 224.2 .. 51.7 = 458.8
15 ... 44 . UTasmania .... 119 ... 67.3 ... 62.5 ... 28.5 ... 24.4 ... 14.8 ... 99 ............... = 415.5
16 ... 63 . UNSW .......... 112 .... 64.4 ... 86.1 ... 42.5 ... 3.5 ..... 45.3 ... 14 .............. = 364.3
17 ... 8 ... Adelaide ........ 108 .... 64.3 ... 63.4 ... 31.3 ... 34.2 ... 52.6 ... 5 ............... = 358.8
18 ... 12 . RMIT (C) ...... 140 .... 66 ...... 79.6 ... 22.2 ... 28.2 ........ 0 ... 4 ............... = 340
19 ... 15 . ADFA ............ 104 .... 42.1 ... 71.4 ... 6 ........ 30 ....... 50.1 ... 13 ............ = 316.5
20 ... 16 . Sth Australia . 92 ...... 52.1 ... 78.1 ............................ 36.6 ... 6 .............. = 264.9
21 ... 21 . Tokyo Denki . 87 ...... 59 ...... 85 ...... 3.5 ..................... 22 ... 1 .............. = 257.5
22 ... 17 . Swinburne ..... 126 ... 57.7 ... 59.5 .................................................. ......... = 243.2
23 ... 28 . Taylor’s U ..... 93 ..... 69.3 ... 45.4 ........................................ 14 ............. = 221.7
24 ... 59 . UTS ............... 92 ..... 56.4 ... 40.5 ........................................ 11 ............. = 199.9
25 ... 9 ... IIT Roorkee ... 81 ..... 52.8 ... 58.9 ........................................ 2 ............... = 194.7
26 ... 42 . UQ (E) .......... 70 ..... 50.2 ... 16.5 .... 12.6 ... 3.5 ........ 43 .. 2 ............... = 194.3
27 ... 34 . James Cook .. 69 ..... 44.1 ... 10 ....... 5 ............................... 14 .............. = 142.1
28 ... 2 ... UWA ............. 62 ..... 0 ... 30.1 .................................................. ............... = 92.1
29 ... 46 . QUT ............. 0 ........ 0 ... 18.5 .................................................. .............. = 18.5
30 ... 29 . UWS ............ 0 .................................................. ...................................... = 0
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From the Z-files - Sunday Enduros.
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Some quick comments while these messy little scribbles on bits of paper still make sense to me. Long drive home yesterday, even hotter this time, so some of the following may be overcooked.
* 1st - 66 Monash - Had MANY problems on both Saturday and Sunday. They had an engine problem both days that gave a flat spot in the power between off-throttle and full-power, but no one could diagnose the cause. This glitch maybe never properly fixed (?). In the second Enduro (the faster one for most Teams) they had a rocker-cover oil leak and were black-flagged.
Nevertheless, the juggernaut rolled on and crushed all before it! By almost 50 points! Clearly both a fast car, and a good Team that can smoothly overcome the many glitches that are inevitable in these types of events.
* 2nd - 101 Melbourne - Also had some problems, including OOC and slower lap times apparently caused by (front?) brakes jammed on. Nevertheless, mostly ran very smoothly, no doubt due to lots of testing and some actual suspension movement this year (rock hard last year! ).
* 3rd - 13 Canterbury - Very smooth and driveable, again no doubt due to much testing. But also an exceptionally well-built car, which had no apparent failures. My only note of "...engine coughing at end AX2" was later explained as due to running out of fuel at the end of the day. This Team should be a strong force for a long time to come. Even their cooking at the campsite was done with clockwork precision!
* 4th - 47 Auckland - On the bumpy SP track I had written "Auk - very smooth on dips (better than Monash)". But then in Enduro1 a cone hit their side-mounted intake and snapped it off at the restrictor, so DNF. In E2 a weld on their shifter-linkage broke, causing their first driver to be stuck in first-gear for some (?) laps. Second driver did his stint entirely in second-gear, still setting 1:39.4 sec times, only a few seconds slower than the fastest. A bigger undertray and better reliability (luck?) will see this Team right at the top.
* 5th - 41 UQ(C) - In Enduro1 they failed to restart at driver change because heat-soak warmed the water, so the EMS refused to play because it thought the engine was too hot! In E2 my poorly scribbled notes suggest that either the throttle was stuck open, or the driver was constantly pushing on the brake pedal, but either way the rear-brake-disc ended up looking like a potato-crisp. Good concept car that can challenge for top place if the Team focusses on all the little details.
* 6th - 68 Missouri - Ran reliably and smoothly all weekend, but not especially quickly. I don't have many notes on it, other than a few of its times. However, it does make me wonder how much of a "backwater" the Oz-comp really is?
* 7th - 88 RMIT(E) - It is worth noting the AutoX times and Overall result for this Electric car. Then remind yourself that it is a heavyweight 255 kg, has the small 10" x 6" tyres, only has average power, and has NO aero. These good results are most likely from a simple-spec car that was well set-up (with some carry-over from last year) with no obvious weaknesses.
* Tough-luck award goes to ECU who were a genuine chance for first place. Unfortunately, a loose intake manifold stopped them from setting a good AX time on Saturday. Then in both Enduro sessions on Sunday they had a small oil-leak that got them black-flagged. I understand these leaks came from a difficult to find crack in their oil-tank. Best wishes to ECU in their upcoming overseas comps!
* Over-achievement award has to go to Griffith. This first year, very small, low budget Team seemed to only show-up for Presentation (they scored lowest), and completely abandoned Cost, but nevertheless did really well. My notes say that in the generally slower E1 they set a time of 1:46.6, which made them third fastest Team up to then. But in E2 they lost a front-wheel due to a "... sheared "low-budget RE" on a wishbone...". Will be interesting to see how they progress next year.
* Gripes: Running order in both Enduros was fastest-in-AX-first (ie. so Monash out first, etc.). Also NO Dynamics points updates were given on the Saturday or Sunday. BORING!!! Much of the interest in these comps comes from seeing who is "...in with a chance" on Sunday morning, then having to wait til the very last Enduro run to see what the final results will be.
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Bob (Paasch),
Geoff has always been quite clear that their RMIT '06 car was strongly inspired by TDU's 2002 car. When I first saw that small and neat '02 TDU car, amongst the hordes of typically oversized (in LWH) "four-cylinder + 13"s" cars, I immediately thought "At last! At least one Team understands this problem.".
The only other car at that 2002 Oz-comp that was nearly as small as TDU was Wollongong, albeit with four+13"s. Gong won that year (even though they had NO suspension movement ). TDU were not allowed to compete for points because of some lame tech issues, but were allowed to run in Enduro, and were fast.
I see all of today's single+10"s cars as being in some way derived from that TDU car, via Geoff and RMIT's efforts.
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So, with this year over, what sort of car should Teams do next year?
Hmmm.....???
Which of above would be easiest to build?
Which would be cheapest?
Which would best satisfy the customer, by being most fun?
Z
(PS: In E1 some gremlins visited USyd's hand-grenade and ... pulled the pin (= rod exits block)! Ahh, built with Italian passion, eh... )