Archive for the tag 'Array'
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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). The 3D model of the Formula Ford is from the excellent simulation netKar PRO. Buy a copy for a just €19. As a computer scientist, I find it hard to comprehend that you cannot always quantify engineering. Computers represent, in [...]
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Formula Ford: Brands Hatch Review - 3 Comments!
August 18th, 2009Brands Hatch was another disappointing and frustrating weekend for me. The car overheated in qualifying, got hotter in the first race and then even hotter in the second, eventually culminating in another retirement. Regrettably, it is now mathematically impossible to win the Midland South Formula Ford Championship – even if I were to win both [...]
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How much travelling is in your motorsport season? - 2 Comments!
January 18th, 2009Britain is great for some things; not so great for others. For example, in Britain, we boast a very high concentration of race circuits (that is great). However, from time to time, racing championships seem to want to visit all of them and generally speaking – that is not so great.
When I first saw the calendar for the National Formula Ford 1600 championship, that was the impression I got. It is a true championship of the British Isles with two rounds in Wales (Anglesey, Pembrey), one round in Scotland (Knockhill), one round in Ireland (Modello Park) and the other five in England (Snetterton, Silverstone, Castle Combe and Mallory Park).
