[DeTomaso] NPC: DeltaWing racer

j g notstock at yahoo.com
Wed Mar 14 16:41:12 EDT 2012


Well , based on what i know about what makes for a good cornering vehicle on a road course , oval,hill climb , or straight line , 

The concept has severe issues with the front to rear track and tire center-line ratios that is inconsistent with what courses other than straight line needs to go fast . The shape  definitely can be used to reduce drag and lift coefficients but will really hurt corner performance ( read : really Bad push) regardless of active dampers or not . Pretty much a bad pipe dream from the people who bring you godzilla and speed ricer . 
jg 

--- On Wed, 3/14/12, CharlesMcCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com> wrote:


From: CharlesMcCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC: DeltaWing racer
To: "'SG'" <sdlgibson at sbcglobal.net>, SCPOCA at yahoogroups.com, "'De Tomaso List'" <detomaso at realbig.com>, "'Kirby Schrader'" <kirby.schrader at gmail.com>
Date: Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 2:31 PM


Not everything that gets developed for racing may appeal to the spectator. I
stopped attending the 24 hours of Le Mans a few years ago when diesels were
the only competitive cars entered. 

They make a really weird noise at speed- they sound like a huge vacuum
cleaner. I wonder if it is the air being pushed by the car that would
otherwise be drowned out by the engine noise if the engine weren't so
silent?

Not all progress is good. (although I think the Deltawing thing looks kind
of cool!) 

Charles McCall
Raising Pantera Awareness Across Europe
1985 DeTomaso Pantera #9375
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Sent: miércoles, 14 de marzo de 2012 19:54
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Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC: DeltaWing racer

May be the future of racing, but methinks its too "movie ugly" in style. 
Keep it on the salt flats.          Shaun Gibson

--- On Wed, 3/14/12, Kirby Schrader <kirby.schrader at gmail.com> wrote:


From: Kirby Schrader <kirby.schrader at gmail.com>
Subject: [DeTomaso] NPC: DeltaWing racer
To: SCPOCA at yahoogroups.com, "De Tomaso List" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Date: Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 6:31 AM



The future of racing?
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/03/nissan-deltawing/


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