Archive for the 'Technical' Category
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Simulating Formula Ford Engine Performance with rFactor - 6 Comments!
January 13th, 2010This article appeared in Racecar Engineering, The International Journal of Motorsport Technology (RCE V19 N12).
As a computer scientist, I find it hard to comprehend that you cannot always quantify engineering. Computers represent, in many respects, a form of perfect engineering, free from the burdens of materials, tolerances and the infinite physics of an environment. In [...]
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Quaife QTEK QBE61G gearbox, Porsche 996 GT3 - Be the first to comment!
October 4th, 2008This article appeared in Racecar Engineering, The International Journal of Motorsport Technology (RCE VN18 N9).
At first glance, it is difficult to imagine improving a Porsche 996 GT3 Cup Car. If perfection was ever attainable, wouldn’t it already be close? However, Quaife’s latest “Q-Tek” (QBE61G) gearbox promises just that and offers an affordable alternative to the [...]
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An Introduction to CAN-bus - 1 Comment!
October 4th, 2007This article appeared in Racecar Engineering, The International Journal of Motorsport Technology (RCE VN18 N7).
Fundamentally, motorsport is the management of risk. On the track, it is the drivers responsibility to take the risks he (or she) feels necessary, within their environment, to maximize performance and yield the best possible result. But off the track, this [...]
