Formula One?

VFX · #1 03-31-2009, 12:40 AM

Quite a few crashes already in the 1st race of the season.

banditpowdercoat - this season F1 cars can use regenerative braking systems (KERS - kinetic energy recovery system) to store up energy & release it once a lap to hopefully encourage more overtaking.

KERS can give you 80 bhp extra for 7 secs per lap.

Certainly made for some entertaining racing yesterday!

As for the stewards... pah! will they ever get it right!?!?!

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banditpowdercoat · #2 03-31-2009, 12:46 AM

KERS hmmm intereting. I wonder how they accomplishing this? Must be some form of elec motor assist and batteries, or capacitors? Got to add weight to the car for sure though. I love technical stuff like this.

VFX · #3 03-31-2009, 12:55 AM

KERS adds approx 40kg so some teams aren't using it (especially if the driver is big boned!).

There's 2 types of KERS in F1 right now, a big cap version & a fly-wheel version giving mechanical assist.

Most people are using the caps.

The techie stuff is what makes F1 so interesting for geeks like me!

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bullit67 · #4 03-31-2009, 01:08 AM

If they use LiPo cells the weight gain would be minimal and as far as I under stand they use a batt and motor set up of some kind

And no I have not seen truth in 24 yet I will have too look for it. Endurance racing is the best road racing there is multipal classes on the same track differant drivers in the same cars never mind tire changes but brakes and just about every other part could be changed out on a car. Plus you wont find too many types of racing that a car that crashes on the first lap could still win the race. The only problem is you need to dedicate alot of time if you want to watch a whole race.

I just wish we could get some televised rally racing in Canada seams like Speed Channel has become NASCAR TV

golf nut · #5 03-31-2009, 02:18 AM

I usually follow F1 , wouldn't miss a race but had to watch this one later, great race not sure of some of the calls though.

mike31154 · #6 03-31-2009, 02:26 AM

I might be persuaded to follow F1 again if they make them put real gearshifts with clutches (manual xmission) back into the cars.

VFX · #7 03-31-2009, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by mike31154

I might be persuaded to follow F1 again if they make them put real gearshifts with clutches (manual xmission) back into the cars.

That would result in more locked wheels, blown engines & missed gear shifts.

Would be cheaper than the semi-auto 'boxes they're using & would make the racing even better!

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bullit67 · #8 03-31-2009, 03:18 AM

Well as far as the truth in 24 documentary goes if you live south of the boarder you can download it for free from itunes but for use north of the boarder we are S.O.L. for the time being. and it sounds like you cant buy the DVD it was a free promo handed out by audi at races and so on.

mike31154 · #9 03-31-2009, 03:20 AM

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Originally Posted by VFX

That would result in more locked wheels, blown engines & missed gear shifts.

Would be cheaper than the semi-auto 'boxes they're using & would make the racing even better!

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Exactly, real driving.

golf nut · #10 03-31-2009, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat

KERS Must be some form of elec motor assist and batteries, or capacitors? .

It's a big elastic band that winds up every time you brake, you get to unwind it once per lap to pass someone