Formula Automation - 1990 Formula One Season

[07CobaltGirl]

While I talk poorly about how my car will compare against all the DOHC 1000hp monster LMP cars going around the track, my car is not really THAT bad. I don't have 850hp, but I'm not too far behind. I have relatively low drag for a "street legal" car. It is nowhere as untame as the BSLL E30 M3 LS7 swap I used in strop's AMAZING 3 month competition. (That thing would have been completely gnarly to drive anywhere in, let alone at speed on a track!!) Without revealing TOO much, here is a glimpse of what I have submitted, which still has not "officially" passed scrutineering by the OP. It is insanely undercooled to compensate for low-power. It isn't an UN aerodynamic body to begin with. I just want to have fun, and talking shit is part of the fun! **straps a saddle on stoppy mchorseguy* Giddy-Up!

[Packbat]

Ooh, yeah - I see what you mean. I decided early to bail on the top-speed bonus in favor high cornering downforce and gearing for lap time, and I'm running 100% cooling airflow for the engine at 450 kJ/s (why don't they call it kW?), so even with a relatively low-drag hatchback body I'm pushing through a lot more air than that.

[07CobaltGirl]

Joule is a measure of heat or energy transfer deemed work. A watt is a measure of power. So it is called a kiloJoule since it is a energy/heat transfer. At least, that is how I remember it from physics when I studied under Newton. hahaha

[Packbat]

I think I see what you're getting at - it's waste heat as opposed to useful work. That actually makes sense. I'd kinda assumed that it was just to avoid confusion with kW as a measure of power production by the engine.

[Lordred]

I will be joining with a Front Engine-AWD

I have a feeling I am going to be the smallest displacement.




Still dialing in the suspension, but it is faster then I expected.

[strop]

ok, I've decided I'll be using adequate cooling after all. It'll cost me about 1.5 seconds on Green Hell, but that's ok!

[HighOctaneLove]

ok, I've decided I'll be using adequate cooling after all. It'll cost me about 1.5 seconds on Green Hell, but that's ok!

So second place'll get to see your tail-lights then, instead of thinking that they were first only to have their dreams cruelly dashed when they arrive at the finish line and no-one cares!

[BlastersPewPew]

Guess that means I should up my cooling too then huh?

[07CobaltGirl]

ok, I've decided I'll be using adequate cooling after all. It'll cost me about 1.5 seconds on Green Hell, but that's ok!

So second place'll get to see your tail-lights then, instead of thinking that they were first only to have their dreams cruelly dashed when they arrive at the finish line and no-one cares!

Such an amazing courtesy effort on the part of strop! hahaha

[strop]

Guess that means I should up my cooling too then huh?

It's all good, I really don't mind.

All this hype does mean that when I don't win (because, if you really think about it, my actual winning percentage is very low), it's going to seem all the more shocking

[BlastersPewPew]

Guess that means I should up my cooling too then huh?

It's all good, I really don't mind.

All this hype does mean that when I don't win (because, if you really think about it, my actual winning percentage is very low), it's going to seem all the more shocking

Very true, I think I will keep my car as is in its poorly tuned configuration as an example of why you dont hire monkeys to make the car while you fiddle with the engine

[3rayman3]

Say hello to the 1000hp Sabre RSi-90

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[strop]

I'm impressed. Do you have double-wishbones in the rear?

[3rayman3]

Of course

[Lordred]

The more you guys talk, the more inadequate I start to feel with my 310hp 3.4L