Carbon Fibre Composites : The Top Level Of Single Seater Motorsports

The average driver doesn’t think about what keeps their car moving or what keeps them on the road, but that’s because they don’t have to. The average driver doesn’t have to worry about having enough downforce to keep them on the road or if they will reach the adhesive limit of their car’s tires around a turn. These are the things are the car designers, professional drivers, racing pit crews, serious sports car owners, and physicist think about. Physics are an important part of every sports and racing car design. The stylish curves and ground effects on sports cars are usually there not just for form but function as well allowing you to go speeds over 140 mph in most serious sports cars and remain on the road and in

Building a car is no simple task, as shown in this video of how a Ford Mustang is made from start to finish. The process of assembling a car is one that requires a large amount of both human and material resources. This video shows every subassembly, bolt, and piece of metal that is used in creating the resulting product, a Ford Mustang. Even though one part or one

In grade school, a family evening of fun was going to the races at San Jose Speedway, which was an oval track. “Popcorn, Cracker Jacks, Sodas!” shouted the snack-man. We got Cracker Jacks most times. “Al Mombo Pombo starting in the first car position!” echoed from the loud speaker. I always rooted for Al and he won most of the time. The quarter mile track was narrow for the crowd of cars racing. The dents along the sides of the cars told the story. But cars in the 1960’s were made of steel, not steel and plastic, and they handled the sideswiping

The most innovative element used, in regards to vehicle design, was a cardboard box as a frame for the racer. Four holes (two across from each other in the front and back) were punched for the axles. This idea was obtained upon finding a longer, narrow shoe box while searching for a wooden dowel to use as an axle.

The limitations in Pro-Stock Drag Racing are very strict, thus not permitting much variety in the competition for a race. The idea of pro-stock cars came from the idea of “super stock” cars. These cars were intended to be fine tuned and upgraded in far more depth than a regular stock car. After numerous super stock cars were produced, it evolved into its own league of racing: Pro-Stock Drag Racing. These cars can perform much better than stock cars, but the higher speed comes with higher steaks. Pro-stock racing can be deadly, for if one wrong maneuver is performed, it can be fatal for the driver. Pro-stock cars are made up of many various materials. The chassis for pro-stock cars are welded 4130 chrome-molybdenum alloy steel tubing. This gives the driver protection in case of any hard collisions. Pro-stock cars can only utilize octane fuel because of the intensity that drag racing demands from the

The Ford thunder bolt was specially built for drag racing. It was a stock Fairlane that was striped down and built back up with fiber glass fenders and a giant 427 super cobra jet power plant. Although the Ford T-bolt was a beast on the track ford only built 127 of these amazing factory racers (“Goldenage”

One of the first new and improved car of the 1920’s was the Ford Model N (“Automobiles”). The Model N was said to be “the very first instance of a low cost motorcar driven by a gas engine having enough cylinders to give the shaft a turning impulse in each shaft turn which is well built and offered in large numbers” (“Automobiles”). Encouraged by the Model N, Ford wanted to better and more improved car. Ford then built the four cylinder, twenty horsepower Model T, that usually sold for around $825 (“Automobiles”). The Model T had a two speed transmission making it easier to drive, and a detachable cylinder for easier repair. Vanadium Steel helped make the Model T a lighter and more durable car, and at the same time it was guaranteed a smooth ride because of its high chassis. With all of these new types of cars there were also some luxury cars that were available. In 1929 the Rolls Royce Phantom came out, selling between $17,000-$18,000, having the top of the line features for this time era (“Rise of Automobiles”). Also there was the Locomobile Model 48 selling for around $13,000 or $130,000 in today’s age (“Rise of Automobiles”). Many of these innovations that we assume are modern were introduced in the 1920’s and played a huge roll in the success of the automobile

These new carbon fiber rackets last much longer than ever before and there are continual improvements being made all of the time. Even though this new racket has many great qualities, material engineers are still experimenting to see if there is an even better solution. I look forward to the next advance in the game of

NASCAR is highly competitive sport. The cars are expertly designed for competition. Even though they are stock cars, NASCAR allows modifications to the cars to improve durability. The cars are also equipped variety of necessary safety devices. These include metal tubing, metal sheeting. They require designers, engineers and mechanics to be

The amount of power that the car is gonna have should be decide first so that a goal is set most people go for 400-600 hp. Then the amount of money that is need will be the next factor, 20,000- 40,000 is what most people spend on a build but also there have been people who spend less than 20,000. The amount of money varies with every person because of the car they buy and the amount of power they want. After finishing the build there are some way to make the car even faster would out wasting money at all and it's called weight reduction. All the thing that aren't necessary should be removed like seats, carpeting, and anything else the builder thing is unnecessary. Removing all this weight will make the car lighter so the car now will accelerate faster and take corner better. There are also some thing that should be added to the car to make it safer like a roll cage so if the car flips the diver won’t get crushed. Lightweight seats with a 3 point harness will help keep the driver low down in the car and improve the center of gravity. Down force is an important factor that help the car stick to the ground so it doesn’t flying off the ground, to increase a car downforce aero kit should be installed on the body to increase downforce at high

A research team at the Norwegian University of Science designs steel, aluminium, steel, plastic and vehicle components that can absorb the shock of a high impact collision. The team aims to protect passengers in high energy crashes, and their projects are funded by the research Council of Norway. Members of the team are very knowledgeable of aluminum, and their expertise makes them perfect, and the automobile industry depends on them to provide vehicle safety information.

After countless hours spent reading article after article, book after book i felt confident enough to begin my project, i used new found skills to restore the truck the best I could with what little tools i had and sold the truck for twice what i bought it for leaving me a 30% percent profit margin after figuring in time, labor, and materials. this project not only sparked a love for working on vehicles but also the profit that could made from them. Soon i realized that cars where not only about a daily commute to work every day but that they can be modified or customized to be fun, fast, and entertaining which lead me to building my first race car. I spent endless amounts of time researching the best engines and chassis that could be made fast on a budget. I came across a 1996 Honda prelude, these cars were not only aesthetically good looking but were easy to customize as well. After building the motor from ground up and turbo charging it the car was fast but not fast enough so i made some more modifications. This proved to be a bad idea

The F1 race car was invented because the founder Bruce Mclaren wanted to get the company their first championship in the World championship competition. The F1 one race car was invented using the mid engine rear wheel drive monocoque design which was first used in the Automotive company known as Lotus in the year of 1962. The fuel in the K1 race car M2B was stored in rubber baf tanks which were situated within the moncoque. The race car’s body was fitted with a wing which allowed it to get more downforce and without with losing control.The suspension was fitted with a wishbone arrangement with dampers in the front and the rear of the car so it wouldn’t slip out the road. With the suspension and the dampers the company added powerful brake discs which were 13 inches in diameter with alloy wheels the wheel was measured to be about 8 feet long which was combined by the front and the rear brake discs. This invention solved a lot of problems for the company before the M2B race car was designed the company wasn’t doing well but after the invention of the F1 race car the company’s revenue went up. This invention also changed a lot of people’s live not to mention the founder

Today, the Indy car design is somewhat changed to be more like to F1 cars designs, and soon Indy car races became races on both, the oval circuits and road courses. Because of these changes, Indy car designs became as sophisticated as any F1 car.

Introducing a new model of automobile generally takes three to five years from inception to assembly. Ideas for new models are developed to respond to unmet pubic needs and preferences. Trying to predict what the public will want to drive in five years is no small feat, yet automobile companies have successfully designed automobiles that fit public tastes. With the help of computer-aided design equipment, designers develop basic concept drawings that help them visualize the proposed vehicle 's appearance. Based on this simulation, they then construct wax models that can be studied by styling experts familiar with what the public is likely to accept. Aerodynamic engineers also review the models, studying airflow parameters and doing feasibility studies on crash tests. Only after all models have been reviewed and accepted are tool designers permitted to begin building the tools that will manufacture the component parts of the new model.