The Delta wing must have been designed from a paint brush with the handle on the front and the brush on the back. Brilliant and VERY forward thinking...duh!
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The Delta wing must have been designed from a paint brush with the handle on the front and the brush on the back. Brilliant and VERY forward thinking...duh!
Well, you can't tell me if this thing hits the track at Indy in 2012 with one or two of the other concepts, that the stands would be much fuller then they will be in 2010.
And let's not forget, Delta Wing LLC has stated multiple times that this is simply a concept car. They do not plan on building this car. They want Dallara, Lola, and Swift to built their car. This will allow these three manufacturers to build a car with the concept of the Delta Wing intact, yet they will be able to modify the car in small ways, both ways they deem will give them a better chance on the track, as well as modifications that the IRL would like them to implement.
That's my thought on it as well. It's funny to me how some fans have been saying if this car gets on track in 2012, it will be the end of IndyCar. Keep in mind, these are usually the same naysayers that are regularly saying the series won't answer the bell in 2012 anyway. So honestly, what's the risk? Seems to me, if the IRL continues to decline in attendance and popularity, why in the world would you have the new car spec be one that is a moderate evolution of the current car, which itself has apparently very little interest to the casual viewer? It seems to me that getting back to innovation and strange, possibly unbalanced cars with a lot of engineering work required by the teams, is an infinitely more interesting way to go than sending out 33 updated clones of what we have now. Fine, give them a car design that can be built by multiple manufacturers (which is the core of Delta Wing's premise), a design that inherently is fast, but also may be unstable and imperfect (though still within the current safety requirements). Lets see the teams show up at Indy 2012 with many variations on the Delta Wing chassis and see what they did with it. Isn't that what gets fans to the track? You think fans want to come to an Indy practice session to see 33 identical Dallara's going maybe a quarter of a sec quicker than last year or even with the year before? Not me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sonic
Can you say that they will?Quote:
Originally Posted by Chamoo
Actually they stated that they are planning on building the car.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chamoo
http://deltawingracing.com/Quote:
“Our goal is to have our first prototype on the track in August,” said Partel. “We look forward to an exciting development project with the Indy Racing League to ensure that all of their requirements are met for DeltaWing to become the next IZOD IndyCar in 2012.”
Curt Cavin interviewed Bowlby earlier tonight on his Trackside radio show in Indianapolis. I liked his answers and attitude about how the "open source" design of the chassis would encourage multiple manufacturers. Its at the beginning of the Feb 11th podcast:
http://www.1070thefan.com/trackside/podcast.aspx
Bowlby laughed off the accusation that the car couldn't steer in hairpins, but didn't go into details why during that interview. I looked around and apparently the Delta will have differential steering, which was banned in F1 and other organizations years ago. I'm not sure of the pros/cons of that kind of steering, but it can allow a radical design like this to turn very well in tight corners. RC cars use this technology to turn on a dime.
Differential steering is the same concept used to steer tanks and other tracked vehicles and even robotics. This implies that the drive (rear) wheels would actually steering the car by spinning at different speeds. But what does that mean for the front wheels. Unless they are driven too isn't there bound to be some side friction involved. Hello, Hoop where are you when we need some calcs done, bud?
Gary
My $10 dollars says there will be more people in attendance between practice and qualifications in 2012 if the Delta Wing car is put on the track then there will be people in the stands 2010 with the current Dallara on the track.Quote:
Originally Posted by anthonyvop
They stated they are building a prototype, but they have no interest in building a fleet of cars for the IRL. They are building the prototype to prove that it can work, then will work with Dallara, Lola, and Swift and allow them to build the cars for the IRL.Quote:
Originally Posted by anthonyvop
I beive that is exactly what he said.Quote:
Originally Posted by anthonyvop
No, they said they will build a car, a single prototype. They have no interest in being the supplier.Quote:
Originally Posted by anthonyvop
Gary
I found an simple explanation of differential steering on youtub. Stick with it to the educational part. The first part could prove interesting at a pre-race show, Haha.
Enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYAw79386WI