15-01-2023, 02:54 PM
The technical side of the cars always interested me but i do sometimes wonder how talented Engineers could get things so wrong , like Chapman chasing lightness at all costs , the guy that i really admire is Gordon Murray he came up with some good ideas (and a few not so good) but the Fan car was definately out of the box thinking , there is a great vid on Youtube where he explained his thoughts and how he had to get the drivers to reverse thier thinking on cornering , ie dont brake into the corner but accelerate
Understeer - is when you hit the wall with the front of the car
Oversteer - is when you hit the wall with the back of the car
Horsepower - is how fast you hit the wall
Torque - is how far you move the wall when you hit it
Oversteer - is when you hit the wall with the back of the car
Horsepower - is how fast you hit the wall
Torque - is how far you move the wall when you hit it