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Re: AlpineF1's 3D F1 car

Posted: 04 Oct 2012, 15:41
by astracrazy
ok i get you now mate

Re: AlpineF1's 3D F1 car

Posted: 04 Oct 2012, 16:20
by N12ck
astracrazy wrote:ok i get you now mate
For example, wheelbase affects laptime, longer wheelbase = slower round certain corners ... E.g : Monaco hairpin, so we want to isolate pure aero data to affect laptime

Re: AlpineF1's 3D F1 car

Posted: 04 Oct 2012, 18:39
by MaddMike
Nice work!

Re: AlpineF1's 3D F1 car

Posted: 04 Oct 2012, 19:08
by AlpineF1
MaddMike wrote:Nice work!
Thanks mate! welcome to the forum :D

Re: AlpineF1's 3D F1 car

Posted: 04 Oct 2012, 19:18
by AlpineF1
Does it have to be exactly 3400 because mine is 3442 :roll:

Re: AlpineF1's 3D F1 car

Posted: 04 Oct 2012, 19:25
by AlpineF1
Oh wait some calculating means if the wheel is moved 56.31 mm away from the end of the front wing it is 3404 is that ok?? :D
or is it illegal

Re: AlpineF1's 3D F1 car

Posted: 04 Oct 2012, 21:51
by AlpineF1
Well this is 2 hours work :lol: mainly due to the fact i am the most ridiculously slow designer on planet earth, it should comply with all regulations now i think, then again i may have said that around half a dozen times now so.. :lol:
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I included sabalcores logo as it is nice of them to sponsor the challenge :)

Re: AlpineF1's 3D F1 car

Posted: 06 Oct 2012, 12:41
by N12ck
Almost there, but I ask, why didn't you just build the car on the regulation boxes, it would have been easier :)

Re: AlpineF1's 3D F1 car

Posted: 07 Oct 2012, 18:10
by AlpineF1
I didn't design it for the KVRC it just so happens that it isn't too far of the regulations :D

Re: AlpineF1's 3D F1 car

Posted: 12 Oct 2012, 19:41
by AlpineF1
Does anybody want some pictures of my test chassis? i'm not begging for attention its just as a mac user screenshotting is a faff just like all apple products :lol:

Re: AlpineF1's 3D F1 car

Posted: 13 Oct 2012, 14:44
by Monster_Energy_F1
I do! :D

Re: AlpineF1's 3D F1 car

Posted: 13 Oct 2012, 16:30
by AlpineF1
Here you are mate testing a shark fin engine cover today
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Re: AlpineF1's 3D F1 car

Posted: 13 Oct 2012, 18:11
by RicME85
You need to change that, its too long.

Re: AlpineF1's 3D F1 car

Posted: 13 Oct 2012, 20:58
by AlpineF1
Whats too long? :)

Re: AlpineF1's 3D F1 car

Posted: 13 Oct 2012, 21:04
by RicME85
the shark fin