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aerohead · 02-07-2012, 07:53 PM

I like the car very much! And it IS a race car,so it's been optimized for the race course(s).
It looks very stable.It looks like Australian land trains won't blow it off the road or flip it over,as has happened with some solar cars.
The integration of the windshield into the body is as good as I've seen,and this car,like the Arivett Bros. streamlined dragster,may actually have a lower Cd than 0.14 when in a crosswind.The bulbous nose beats everything in a crosswind,and since we rarely have days without wind,designing for yawed flow is smart engineering.If that's the case.
Since there are no photos in true-length,it's hard to 'see' what's been done.And without X-Ray vision its hard to know the strategy behind why it was done the way it is.
These teams will provide the driver with weather data,having them outrun storms when necessary,take advantage of wind conditions when they avail themselves,and maximize battery management,solar charging,etc..
Winning will take more than just the car.
Changing flat tires can make or break a race.
I'd like to see if the batteries are in those thick wheel fairing sections,attempting to get the C.G.as low as possible.

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aerohead Master EcoModder Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sanger,Texas,U.S.A. Posts: 16,267 Thanks: 24,392 Thanked 7,360 Times in 4,760 Posts	racer I like the car very much! And it IS a race car,so it's been optimized for the race course(s). It looks very stable.It looks like Australian land trains won't blow it off the road or flip it over,as has happened with some solar cars. The integration of the windshield into the body is as good as I've seen,and this car,like the Arivett Bros. streamlined dragster,may actually have a lower Cd than 0.14 when in a crosswind.The bulbous nose beats everything in a crosswind,and since we rarely have days without wind,designing for yawed flow is smart engineering.If that's the case. Since there are no photos in true-length,it's hard to 'see' what's been done.And without X-Ray vision its hard to know the strategy behind why it was done the way it is. These teams will provide the driver with weather data,having them outrun storms when necessary,take advantage of wind conditions when they avail themselves,and maximize battery management,solar charging,etc.. Winning will take more than just the car. Changing flat tires can make or break a race. I'd like to see if the batteries are in those thick wheel fairing sections,attempting to get the C.G.as low as possible.