Deltawing

[FIAT1]

Good job they did,shame what happened.

[Mark in Oshawa]

I think the car proved the detractors wrong. It was competitive on time, and for a car with 300 hp to turn laps at that place proves how a tiny slick car can really keep up. Seeing it out there beside the big p1 cars was proof however that there is two different philsophy's out there...

It was unfortunate Nakajima just killed them the way he did, but I do think had the D wing hung around long enough, it would have been in the hunt if it was put in with LMP2's.

[jefezilla]

It's important to remember that this thing had a steep uphill road to Le Mans. The engine couldn't be used as a stressed member, as the original design called for, the tires were an experimental compound and design, and the timetable for getting this guy working was pretty damn aggressive. As far as proof-of-concept designs go, this was about as successful as it gets. More development and parts better suited to this design would create a wickedly fast and efficient endurance racer.

This is a pretty interesting discussion of why the Deltawing isn't the understeering pig everybody thought it would be.
Delta wing Ackermann - Topic

[FIAT1]

Good read on the subject....


Gordon Kirby - Auto Racing - The Way It Is

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Cult motoring journalist Chris 'Monkey' Harris test drives Delta Wing:

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Great top 5 run at PLM, despite huge shunt caused by Porsche 911 in practice Nissan DeltaWing - Attacked in Atlanta - YouTube

Amazing piece of engineering, amazing race car full stop.

I'll gladly take my hat off and eat it.