Comment

Comment by ihunter2839

Although the other comments are correct about the 30mph optimization for the aero package, this car uses active underbody aero (aka, fans) to create additional downforce even when at a standstill. See the recent runs of the Speirling at Goodwood festival of speed to see a purpose built "fan car" in action.

Interestingly, this setup wouldn't be allowed due to rules in Formula SAE in the US but is legal in the german competition cause those teams are just built different.

Edit - Quick plug! If anyone is interested in supporting FSAE and the awesome engineering that goes into these cars, I am a member of the San Jose State team and our aero team is in need of HPC access to run their CFD simulations. My email is in my profile. Cheers.

parent ihunter2839 4 years ago

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Live from the official Hacker News API

A modern reader for Hacker News · SvelteKit + Skeleton