would you have a fsae car with much wider track width than others to compete in FSAE by giving a reason to have more grip in corner? 2 cones is likely to be only 2-3m apart and the chance to hit cone is also higher, 2 sec penalty is given for hitting a cone and there are countless cones you have to slip in a lap, i think rear wheel hitting cones is worth to consider in FSAE event, however in racing circuit like sepang is not applicable. how do you think?
yes i would... simply because FSAE is a design event more than it is a race competition... you would gain more points by stating that you have forsaken hitting cones for lateral grip in the static event..
hitting cones might cost you a 2 second penalty.. but the weight on the design part is heavier..
alot of guys in FSAE get caught up in the dynamic events that they forget about the static events...
again.. you can train your driver not to hit cones.. but you can't train your car to have more lateral grip.... so as the saying goes.. you need to spend the same amount of time testing the car as you did building the car... a handful of FSAE cars are tested for the first time 2 months before the competition.. some 1-2 weeks before.. most have their first testing session on the first day of competition... so its not uncommon for a driver to hit the cones... practice and testing is what gives you a good chance at winning a race..
most FSAE cars have a shorter track at the rears because they are set to oversteer.. not because they want to avoid cones..
Bump: i deleted my post... there are too many people out there that do not grasp the concept enough to use...
t51r.. i'm glad you understand what i was trying to say.. now you just need to apply it to a real car and see the changes for yourself... sometimes you have to go against principles and theories to get the results.. not bad.. so maybe there is a future for motorsports in malaysia..
Bump: i deleted my post... there are too many people out there that do not grasp the concept enough to use...
t51r.. i'm glad you understand what i was trying to say.. now you just need to apply it to a real car and see the changes for yourself... sometimes you have to go against principles and theories to get the results.. not bad.. so maybe there is a future for motorsports in malaysia..