Here I’ll try and put photos now and again of the various jobs we do over the winter, from checking clutches to re-vinyling the new F3 Cup car… Essentially this is just a gallery, but I’ll try and explain in a few words what’s going on via each images title… Will add more as I go, so check back periodically.
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MoreWe’ve been working hard. Not very hard at updating the website (though I still tweet occasionally) I admit, but in the workshop we’ve been busy.
The car is a Formula Three car from 1998, manufactured by the Italian company Dallara. As such it is referred to as the Dallara F398. As with all F3 cars from the last twenty years it is a carbon monocoque car, using a stressed engine on which the gearbox and rear suspension is hung. At both ends of the car, suspension is double wishbone, using slick racing tyres to provide grip. A full aerodynamic package, with wings, diffusers and airflow conditioners is used front and back to enhance the grip of the tyres. The rear suspension uses three springs (one in roll, two in ride) and two dampers to provide compliance, but at the front a single damper and coil spring is used for ride (a monoshock arrangement), with roll stiffness (compliance?) provided by the monoshock assembly sliding laterally against a stack of belleville washers.
