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10th January 2012, 11:59 #1
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Ride Height Management - Lotus Renault Innovation?
Is this the next 'must have' gizmo? Has Lotus Renault found this year or will it fail as spectacularly as the forward facing exhaust?
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10th January 2012, 21:21 #2
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is this real or an early april fools joke ?
Has Lotus Renault found this year
known as Renault, that helped to win it the 2006/6 world championships.One of the few technical rule changes for this year is the lowering of the nose of the car from a maximum of 62cm to 55cm,
2012: Nose height Regulations
TWG and FIA have agreed a two step reduction on nose height. When we talk of noses there are two elements to this. Firstly the nose tip, this is the very visible, end of the nose cone structure. Then secondly the front bulkhead (referred to by the FIA as section A-A), this is where the nose cone mounts to the chassis.
This reduction in height starts in 2012 with the front bulkhead limited to a 55cm height and then in 2014 the nose tip must fit into a zone 25cm high.
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10th January 2012, 22:52 #3
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Old Lotus had ride-height adjustment in the 98T in 1986 and computer controlled ride-height adjustment in the 99T in 1987.
This is an innovation? If it is it must the like the invention of concrete which the Romans had but was lost for 1200 years until 1670.The Old Republic was a stupidly run organisation which deserved to be taken over. All Hail Palpatine!
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11th January 2012, 00:15 #4
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11th January 2012, 14:42 #5
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Looks like it's a goer - fully legal.
Interesting that another 'front runner' has a similar system in development/ready for use this year......Opinions are like ar5eholes, everyone has one.
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11th January 2012, 16:12 #6
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Back in the 80's a lot of motorcycles had "anti dive forks" that linked the brake system to the suspension. Conceptually similar, though those acted on the dampers rather than the suspension links.
I wonder how easy this will be for competitors to copy. It doesn't seem to me like the sort of thing you'd have to change your whole aerodynamic concept to benefit from, but I could be wrong.
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11th January 2012, 16:19 #7
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Originally Posted by AndyLOpinions are like ar5eholes, everyone has one.
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11th January 2012, 16:40 #8
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11th January 2012, 16:42 #9
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Originally Posted by AndyLOpinions are like ar5eholes, everyone has one.
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11th January 2012, 19:13 #10
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Very interesting. Let's see if this gamble pays off better and Lotus can actually make a positive impression during 2012.
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