fritticaldi wrote: ↑27 May 2020, 04:26
Group C would be amazing. But we know how unsafe those cars were like the Porsche 956/962. It makes me dream. We were lucky to have experienced those wonderful times.
Sadly, I haven't. But I'd given it some thought on how to revive it with it's core values, without making it dangerously fast or stupidly expensive.
So, here is my proposition.
Standard aluminum honeycomb tub, floor and drag plate delivered to teams.
The floor has a cutout for individually constructed diffusor.
The drag plate is a vertical surface which must be fully visible from the back. This is to improve racing without the need for artificial means like DRS.
Engine volume and layout is free. A fuel limiter will keep horsepower in check to around 600 hp.
The chassis must be a space frame chassis connected to the hub. The material for this chassis is steel pipes supplied by the series.
The body must be made out of glass fiber supplied by the series.
A standard supplier of exhaust components must be used by the teams.
Every team must be either backed by, or choose a manufacturer as their donor base.
All components, including the engine, must be standard components from cars manufactured in at least 999 road going vehicles.
The engine must be bog standard with the exclusion of camshafts and their drive.
Components can be mixed from different models as long as all cars meet the production volume requirement, eg. brakes and gearbox from a SUV can be used in a car otherwise using components from a sportscar.
Components can be used in a different way from their original use, eg. front suspension can be used in the rear.
For marketing purposes the grill and windshield from an existing car must be used.
Use of windtunnels is banned. Only CFD software supplied by the series must be used.
Only load calculating software used supplied by the series must be used.
