New Nissan racing car

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    BaseX The Z Factor

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    BaseX The Z Factor

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    Holy crap Batman, poor Robin :(
     
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    Put a V8 in it and theirs the Nissan V8 supercar ready for next year...
    Cough i hope not.

    On another note, the aerial view of this during the race must look a but sus
     
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    frysie FRYTECH

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    I see what you did there
     
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    [​IMG]

    Ha! didnt even realise, but now that you pointed it out ill just run with it
     
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    didnt realise nissan had got onboard, but for those of you new to the DeltaWing, this was a concept considered for the new IndyCar racing series. It's also firming for a shot at lemans, which it will be highly suited to.

    the concept is obvious - reduce frontal area to allow high speed racing with much less power. Also, by enclosing the wheels drag goes down, as does the risk of interlocking wheels leading to airborn racecars (Dan Wheeldon rest in peace).

    Obvisously it's a great departure, and a bit challenging for fans to come to grips with. I think some parts of the concept will be found in open wheel racing in years to come. just look at the 2012 indycars, large amounts of wheel fairings and downsized engines.

    with regards understeer, according to the developers it's not a problem. of course they'd say that but lap times tell the whole story. maybe it's bloody quick on the straights to make up time, or perhaps the kinematics of that suspension design actually do work well. plus it's extremely light

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wlQAvEfmeI&feature=related
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs_wnHNbVCA
    seems to turn pretty well! onboard *looks* like he misses every apex, but that's cause its got a big fat ass, and actually clips them fairly well

    im just glad to see something different getting built!!!
     

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