Delta Wing Project

[Lazy B'stard]

Its in todays Autosport that Prodrive have sold two Aston tubs to Deltawing, so definately using the Aston tub in this. Also no surprise that the last Aston is also dead in the water.

One of those tubs was to be built into the car that Jota have paid a hefty deposit for. I bet they are well pleased

The Aston is indeed dead. It doesn't take an expert to see that the car was seriously flawed. The engine was seriously poor and they managed to create a body that managed to combine high drag and low downforce! That must be really difficult to do. They managed to build the racing equivalent of a Briggs and Stratton powered Route Master bus

[jimclark]

Agreed Nordic, I'm not pleased to see AAR invloved in this stunt.  That said, I don't know if Dan is just lending his company's name to help stir up some attention for them, or if they're actually going to be running this contraption, on the remote chance this thing ever actually turns a wheel.  Dan's said a few things in recent years that make me wonder a bit how much he's still all there.  Some of his recent interviews seem a little...confusing.  Like the time he said he & Phil Hill were going to set up an American F1 team, Phil's reply was to the effect of "I don't know where the hell Dan got that idea from, we've never even discussed it".
Deltawing may actually build a LMP car at some point, but you know damn well it not going to look anything like this pile of crap they keep rolling out at presentations.  I suspect if they do put a car on the track it will end up looking remarkably conventional.
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[Andy Zarse]

I never thought I would say this but agree with FAX11 on this one. I am no engineer but even just looking at this abomination I wonder how they expect there to be any weight at all on the front wheels?? How will it go round corners?? Or am I missing something here??

Anyway I really just wanted to drop in a line to celebrate my affinity with FAX. 

The world has gone insane.

[monkey]

I never thought I would say this but agree with FAX11 on this one. I am no engineer but even just looking at this abomination I wonder how they expect there to be any weight at all on the front wheels?? How will it go round corners?? Or am I missing something here??

Anyway I really just wanted to drop in a line to celebrate my affinity with FAX. 

The world has gone insane.

Couldn't agree more.

[Kristof]

According to Motorsport Magazine, testing will begin in december, and - if all goes well - they want to race it at Sebring.  Let's hope they won't get out of the pitlane

[Canada Phil]

According to Motorsport Magazine, testing will begin in december, and - if all goes well - they want to race it at Sebring.  Let's hope they won't get out of the pitlane

+1 on that Dottore. The whole concept should have been shelved the moment it was born.
Phil

[Nordic]

It looks all wrong, so therefore it must be wrong.

Maybe these guys do know something we don't and it will go well, got to agree I defies everything that seems logical about what a GT or even a any racing car should be, but...

It does have some creditable people involved after all, lets give it chance.

For some reason I have woken up very charitable today.  

[jimclark]

I am no engineer but even just looking at this abomination I wonder how they expect there to be any weight at all on the front wheels?? How will it go round corners??

 Q - Or am I missing something here??
  

A - Polar moment.  

[DelBoy]

It's actually turned a wheel............ and a corner - albeit not very fast.

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120302/ALMS/120309965

Del

[Grand_Fromage]

They harp-on about 'the stability of an arrow' but surely that is a spurious analogy. An arrow is stable only because all the weight is at the front and the feathers are at the back. If an arrow was tail heavy it would be completely unstable.

This thing still looks like a death trap to me.

It's actually turned a wheel............ and a corner - albeit not very fast.

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120302/ALMS/120309965

Del

[DelBoy]

They harp-on about 'the stability of an arrow' but surely that is a spurious analogy. An arrow is stable only because all the weight is at the front and the feathers are at the back.......

.....and an arrow is not designed to go round corners either.

Del

[Barry]

They harp-on about 'the stability of an arrow' but surely that is a spurious analogy. An arrow is stable only because all the weight is at the front and the feathers are at the back.......

.....and an arrow is not designed to go round corners either.

Del

It is designed to fly though 

[Boorish Grobian]

I'm not sure this contraption will actually be capable of maintaining a speed that won't make it a menace to everyone else on the cicuit.  Wish this PR stunt would just go away...
Fax

[Kristof]

I'm not sure this contraption will actually be capable of maintaining a speed that won't make it a menace to everyone else on the cicuit.  Wish this PR stunt would just go away...
Fax

Not only the speed should be a concern.  How is it going to react when a much faster prototype overtakes it at high speeds.  Can't imagine it will be stable wit that small front area.

[Nordic]

Find out later who will be suppling the engine for this device.

Looks link its still proceeding and a track run will soon happen!