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John,

It would be great to have the time to meet everyone at these comps. The UK comp was a lot of fun, and hard work. My co-Faculty Advisor Dr. Nando Guzzomi and I have noted that as we get older...

Unfortunately I do not know the owners of the forum. I definitely agree that singh_robbie needs to be removed. As a married man who is into cars I have neither the desire nor time to find "Girls in...

Rex,

A late response bu disappointed I didn't get a chance to catch up with you at the comp. Next time we are there (not this year) please feel free to consider the ECU garage a welcome home for...

As someone that used to post here quite a lot, first as a student, then as a faculty advisor, seeing these forums decline was very sad.

I think the main reason it died was because it stopped being...

I did an informal game theory study of my own a few years back having a look at the trade-off between reliability and performance (if they were mutually exclusive). The results were pretty clear.
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For things like valve timing/lift I would suggest measuring it yourself. Would you trust design decisions made on non-verified information.

Kev

Jonny,

Why don't you look at welding your two wheel halves together? Its what ECU does and we haven't had air leaks since.

Kev

Bemo,

The aero rules are much better written and much most likely easier to inspect.

They should result in significantly more downforce and some very obvious changes to basic car architecture:...

One thing you should note is that OptimumK imports from the first sheet in the excel spreadsheet. As long as you don't tamper with where things are and so on you can add as many sheets following...

Rinaz,

Thank you for bringing this to the forum.

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It is horrible to see the loss of life caused by poor safety standards. Entirely preventable. I cannot imagine how devastating this...

The i2 software for Motec comes with a few sample data files for you to try things with. Not FSAE but should suit your purposes. Download from the Motec website.

Kev

Bemo,

I agree with the rationale and practice of post scrutineering inspection. My post was with respect to the fact that when it was done in the UK there was a large outcry over the resultant...

Julien,

I think you have hit the nail on the head (Post before the last one). Currently the top group of teams are the likes of Stuttgart, Munich, Karlsruhe, Delft, Zurich, Graz and GFR. Outside...

On the issue of Monash:

I think they should be held up as an example of a great team following FSG. They have had a horror campaign in Europe, with a failure at both UK and Austria. The car had...

Thijs,

I wasn't actually directing my question to you (or any particular person), as there were a lot of people upset about what happened at the UK, not just those directly associated with the...

Am I right in saying at least one team was DQ'd for aero out of bounds by 4mm?

I am wondering why there isn't an up-roar over the penalty and ongoing technical inspections. Is it that the teams...

Z, Julian (and others)

Another solution for improving the bead on a metallic wheel is to use a few weld beads in a circumferential stitch pattern. A lot easier than re-rolling a purchased shell....

Julian,

You wouldn't know how much of a safety bead those teams run do you? I have seen some very marginal attempts of this feature on many student designed rims. A decent safety bead can keep a...

Unfortunately Harry apart from yourself there was little interest from this community in making a decent effort to discuss and present clarifications to the rules. It is telling that I had to quote...

Thijs (and others),

Just to be clear I am not a champion of the rules in the current state, nor am I convinced that the penalty given to Delft was appropriate. I have a problem with the...

Here is the rule allowing technical inspection at any time:

A3.7 Right to Impound
SAE and other competition organizing bodies reserve the right to impound any onsite registered vehicles at any...

Claude,

I'm sorry to hear this. The design judging team at the UK was a good one. Our team was challenged and did not finish where it had hoped. However they left feeling that they were judged...

Trent,

There were professional scrutineers present and volunteering.

Kev

Jasper,

I think we are on the same page. The problem would not be with the tape measure, but more with how it was used and what other reference points were considered. This is in keeping with...

Jasper,

For the record tape measures are more than accurate enough to measure 1-2mm differences over the lengths in question. Go/No Go templates might be a better option, depending on how...