AlpineF1's 3D F1 car

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astracrazy
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ok i get you now mate

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N12ck
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astracrazy wrote:ok i get you now mate
For example, wheelbase affects laptime, longer wheelbase = slower round certain corners ... E.g : Monaco hairpin, so we want to isolate pure aero data to affect laptime
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MaddMike
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Nice work!

AlpineF1
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MaddMike wrote:Nice work!
Thanks mate! welcome to the forum :D
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Does it have to be exactly 3400 because mine is 3442 :roll:
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AlpineF1
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Oh wait some calculating means if the wheel is moved 56.31 mm away from the end of the front wing it is 3404 is that ok?? :D
or is it illegal
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Well this is 2 hours work :lol: mainly due to the fact i am the most ridiculously slow designer on planet earth, it should comply with all regulations now i think, then again i may have said that around half a dozen times now so.. :lol:
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I included sabalcores logo as it is nice of them to sponsor the challenge :)
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N12ck
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Almost there, but I ask, why didn't you just build the car on the regulation boxes, it would have been easier :)
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AlpineF1
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I didn't design it for the KVRC it just so happens that it isn't too far of the regulations :D
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Does anybody want some pictures of my test chassis? i'm not begging for attention its just as a mac user screenshotting is a faff just like all apple products :lol:
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Monster_Energy_F1
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I do! :D

AlpineF1
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Here you are mate testing a shark fin engine cover today
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RicME85
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You need to change that, its too long.

AlpineF1
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Whats too long? :)
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the shark fin