This is going to compete at the 24 hours of Le Mans next year. Pretty cool vehicle if you ask me.



http://www.foxnews.com/leis...n-racing-car-future/

Kind of resembles this one
http://blujay.com/item/VINT...CAR-15030100-3477402

nope
trying to picture how the weight shift thru turns will work out
will it create a tipping force, which make the rear come out?
or will the lack of stance on the front cause it to push/understeer?
or worse - BOTH?

but - it is nifty - and I'd love to see a field of 40 of these things have at it.

Looks like one of the indycar concepts that did not make the cut for 2012.

Im glad it didn't make it.

both dan the man and mr P are part of this effort
that is a lot of human power

quote Originally posted by Pyrthian: trying to picture how the weight shift thru turns will work out .

I keep trying to not picture a 3-wheeler ATV.

I'd hate to see a faceplant at 200 MPH

I don't see it happening. Weight transfer on cornering loads could cause problems.

This looks more like a salt flats car than a Lemans car.

Well, it was definitely designed by a man...

I don't like the look and have the same questions everyone else has about the front, but Dan Gurney is no slouch when it comes to thinking about race car design. He must see some potential here. Considering the light weight and what will certainly be a very low center of gravity, this may not be as bad as we might think at first. Or that could be wishful thinking.

quote Originally posted by FieroReinke: This looks more like a salt flats car than a Lemans car.

i would buy that since its a full tilt haul butt in a straight line out there, but trying to turn that thing at high speed? Forget it.

quote Originally posted by heybjorn: I don't like the look and have the same questions everyone else has about the front, but Dan Gurney is no slouch when it comes to thinking about race car design. He must see some potential here. Considering the light weight and what will certainly be a very low center of gravity, this may not be as bad as we might think at first. Or that could be wishful thinking.

Do a Google Search for Delta Wing IndyCar and you'll see an earlier iteration. I am glad INdyCar went with the SafetyCell idea. Hopefully it will actually come out next year.

I am wondering how it will corner too. It is almost a trike. Single front wheel trikes tend to be very unstable in sharp turns.

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I thought the batmobile was black ???

Is active ("live") suspension allowed in Le Mans? If so, there's no telling what those people have tucked away in there.
It's going to be interesting. Always fun to see something new.

quote Originally posted by Flamberge: Looks like one of the indycar concepts that did not make the cut for 2012. Im glad it didn't make it.

nobody bothers to read the articles that are posted anymore?

quote Originally posted by faaaaq: nobody bothers to read the articles that are posted anymore?

You mean they once did?

quote Originally posted by faaaaq: nobody bothers to read the articles that are posted anymore?

I generally read or at least skim the articles, but didn't have time to with this one.

Sorry about that.

The car is supposed to be light but I don't get how its overall non traditional design might improve performance. We will see next year.



Innovation in racing is only accepted until the other guy doesn't think it's fair anymore.