Nate Notta
05-26-2004, 09:43 AM
Well I'm sure the majority teams come home from the competition having done a lot worse than they hoped... and we definately did here at the U of Windsor this year.
So we had some major brake problems (swapped every caliper and both master cylinders finally to pass brake test) that kept us out of dynamic events until AutoX, and we didnt finish. It all comes down to not finishing early enough, and our engine problems that kept us from testing brakes.
The only thing that is really disapointing to me is that nobody can tell from the standings that our car was great, and how much we improved from last year: we dropped the weight to under 500 for the first time (486), increased our chassis stiffness dramatically, ran a.r.b.'s for the first time, stressed the engine for the first time, ran a single inboard rear brake on the sprocket (worked great), manufactured a custom aluminum torsen that was super light, had the rear outboard CV joints inside the upright, had dual length intake runners, etc., etc. And none of our stuff failed... just shite brakes.
So I guess my point is... I hope you got to see our car this year, we're really proud of it... and watch out for us next year. http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif
Nate Nantais
University of WIndsor
So we had some major brake problems (swapped every caliper and both master cylinders finally to pass brake test) that kept us out of dynamic events until AutoX, and we didnt finish. It all comes down to not finishing early enough, and our engine problems that kept us from testing brakes.
The only thing that is really disapointing to me is that nobody can tell from the standings that our car was great, and how much we improved from last year: we dropped the weight to under 500 for the first time (486), increased our chassis stiffness dramatically, ran a.r.b.'s for the first time, stressed the engine for the first time, ran a single inboard rear brake on the sprocket (worked great), manufactured a custom aluminum torsen that was super light, had the rear outboard CV joints inside the upright, had dual length intake runners, etc., etc. And none of our stuff failed... just shite brakes.
So I guess my point is... I hope you got to see our car this year, we're really proud of it... and watch out for us next year. http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif
Nate Nantais
University of WIndsor