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204 mph is very impressive for an off the shelf Lola chassis. Though more slippery than an open wheel car, the Lola is has a HUGE frontal area. I bet the delt
by mehmehshoe 13y ago
204 mph is very impressive for an off the shelf Lola chassis. Though more slippery than an open wheel car, the Lola is has a HUGE frontal area. I bet the delta wing guys are looking at this and will have a go at the EV record. Their car is lighter, has a lower cd and backing from Nissan(think Leaf).
For those of you that have not seen the delta wing:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeltaWing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeltaWing
- ericcumbee 13y agoTo me the Original Delta Wing was nothing special. it proved that you could build a race car with a smaller engine and lighter weight, and turn close to the same speed, that a car with a larger engine and heavier weight(defined by the regs) following a rigid set of rules could run. To me the far more impressive achievement was by Audi actually building a hybrid system that could run for 24 hours driven flat out.
- mehmehshoe 13y agoI agree totally. I guess the point I was trying to make is that the delta wing as a top speed breaking EV is a much better body shape for straight run events. If Drayson really wanted all out speed for the record, he would have designed a purpose built car and not just use a chassis he ran over here in ALMS. I have seen the skin off the delta wing and believe me, it is not a hi-tech gem, just a different philosophy. For those interested in the engineering behind the latest sports cars, check out the news section of this site. http://www.mulsannescorner.com/ http://www.mulsannescorner.com/
- ericcumbee 13y agoWith out a doubt.