SPEEDtv.com ForumsCopyright (c) 2009ExpressionEnginetag:speedtv.com,2009:11:21Was KERS really a green technology as it was used in Formula 1?tag:speedtv.com,2009:forums/viewthread/.4767922009-11-17T12:30:59Zfilm-freakQuestion about modeling assumptionstag:speedtv.com,2009:forums/viewthread/.4770722009-11-19T20:48:11ZAudiophile426F1 Gearstag:speedtv.com,2009:forums/viewthread/.4769082009-11-18T13:23:05Zcruzcntrl
I have a gear question for tech folks. Given FIA guidelines for a max rpm of F1 engines, and given the power-to-weight ratio of the cars..with the aero surfaces for minimal wind resistance, I am looking at extreme top speed possibilities of a current F1 car, well beyond 200mph. Given that you can see the cars hold at a max rpm level on long straights, and that the cars stay around 200mph max, the FIA must have a final gear ratio rule in place...correct??
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F1 Motor Oil?tag:speedtv.com,2009:forums/viewthread/.4710262009-09-26T23:27:06Zipso
I wonder if something like that (a new additive) could explain an extra X number of added HP over the course of, oh…, say a Mercedes season. That’s a good way to sandbag: start the season with tractor oil and slowly lean it out to gain an advantage. I wonder what the oil pressure is in an F1 engine too?
(Growing up I’ve always been fascinated by how many motor oil commercials we’ve been exposed to. Thousands and thousands and thousands of them. How much do people spend on motor oil a year? I have no idea how all the marketing pays for itself. I’ve never once purchased anything but one brand. …Which of course – now that I think about it – is exactly the reason why it’s so important to spend, to convert people early.)
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gas tanktag:speedtv.com,2009:forums/viewthread/.4758202009-11-07T09:15:31ZmedingenSelf-starters for F1 cars…NOT a good idea!tag:speedtv.com,2009:forums/viewthread/.4743862009-10-23T15:46:44ZboogattiF1 fasteners and resistance to loosening under vibrationtag:speedtv.com,2009:forums/viewthread/.4755042009-11-03T22:01:42ZwkroebigSelf-Starting F1 Cars?tag:speedtv.com,2009:forums/viewthread/.4735362009-10-17T08:17:51ZUS_F1_Fan
They do! It's an 80BHP electric motor called KERS!
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Serious motorhead porn---tag:speedtv.com,2009:forums/viewthread/.4716662009-10-01T21:58:07Zp2
Wish we could get this storta stuff in the logical place--SPEED---but I guess NASCAR and Pinks and the other idiotic programing is cheeper to produce and is more profitable.
Too bad, I'd almost send more the Direct TV every month for quality motor programing like that, but I guess I already do.
No matter, good show, check it out if it comes round again.
