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#49329 GP Masters |
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Немного о машинках:
Quote: Lean, mean Grand Prix Masters racing machines
Front view of Grand Prix Masters car.
Courtesy of Grand Prix Masters
The 20 Formula One legends who will be on the grid for the inaugural
Altech SA Grand Prix Masters event at Kyalami on 13 November will be
sitting in front of 600 brake horse power machines, capable of speeds of
more than 320kph.
F1 greats including Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Emerson Fittipaldi and
Ricardo Patrese will be competing against each other in the all-new single
seater race car that has been designed and built by Delta Motorsport
(Northamptonshire, UK).
Side view of Grand Prix Masters car.
Courtesy of Grand Prix Masters
The Grand Prix Masters cars are to be powered by an 80-degree 3.5-litre V8
Nicholson McLaren Cosworth engine, which will produce in excess of 600bhp.
According to event director Duncan Heafield, the car is based on the
highly successful Cosworth XB Indycar engine. Nicholson McLaren has
developed this normally-aspirated version offering more than 600bhp at
10,400rpm while maximum torque is achieved at over 320 lb ft at 7,800rpm.
The engine combines compact dimensions, minimum weight, maximum strength
and awesome power output.
The 650kg cars (excluding driver) will be equipped with a six-speed paddle
shift gearbox and at the opening race in Kyalami, drivers are expected to
be exposed to cornering g-loads of around 2.5g.
Heafield confirms that electronic driver aids have been kept to a minimum
and a stable aerodynamic platform has been defined in an effort to
maximise driver input, involvement and overtaking.
Delta Motorsports in Northampton (UK) are busy and well underway with the
production of the race cars with a series of test sessions scheduled from
next month. Grand Prix Masters are in the process of applying for FIA
sanctioning and in the meantime, continue to work very closely with the
British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) who are providing invaluable counsel
and support on matters pertaining to sporting code, technical regulations
and race control.
The Altech South African Grand Prix Masters supports Unite Against Hunger
and The Nelson Mandela Children's Fund in the fight against Aids and all
proceeds will go towards alleviating the Aids pandemic in our country. Two
other charities supported by the Altech Grand Prix Masters are St Mary's
Hospital and the Topsy Foundation. St Mary's Hospital supports 750 000
people in it's area, many of which are the poorest of the poor and either
have HIV or full blown AIDS and the Topsy Foundation supports a
multifacted approach to fight of HIV and AIDS.
With limited tickets on sale this year, it is strongly suggested that fans
purchase tickets well in advance to avoid disappointment. Tickets for the
Altech South African Grand Prix are available at all Shoprite Checkers,
Checkers-Hyper Money Market Counters and through Computicket.
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"ХПМ, возможно, имеет сложный характер, но с другой стороны - он очень дружелюбен. Он улыбается, когда выигрывает - это здорово. Он - яркая личность, индивидуальность - и это не позволяет ему соответствовать стилю McLaren" (с) Эдди Джордан
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#49349 Re: GP Masters |
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Quote: F1 greats including Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Emerson Fittipaldi and
Ricardo Patrese will be competing against each other in the all-new single
seater race car that has been designed and built by Delta Motorsport
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А про Мику не слышно ничего?
Сад,я так понял эт тока одно гп сделать хотят?И када это всё дело происходить будет?
Last edited by: Bartus on 11.09.05 18:49:02
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Кто болеет за McLaren,в цирке не смеётся!(с)BruceM
Шумахер - величайший читор Ф1,но гонять умеет...(с)skotty
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Quote:
Originally posted by Bartus
Quote: F1 greats including Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Emerson Fittipaldi and
Ricardo Patrese will be competing against each other in the all-new single
seater race car that has been designed and built by Delta Motorsport
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А про Мику не слышно ничего?
Сад,я так понял эт тока одно гп сделать хотят?И када это всё дело происходить будет?
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Да вроде целую серию
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"ХПМ, возможно, имеет сложный характер, но с другой стороны - он очень дружелюбен. Он улыбается, когда выигрывает - это здорово. Он - яркая личность, индивидуальность - и это не позволяет ему соответствовать стилю McLaren" (с) Эдди Джордан
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Technical Q&A on Grand Prix Masters Car
Q&A with Simon Dowson, Operations Director, Delta Motorsport (Silverstone, UK) “A successful two-day shakedown and now onto the serious mileage”
You are currently putting the finishing touches to the very powerful new Grand Prix Masters race car which has undergone a successful two-day shakedown this week. Can you please provide a technical overview?
It’s a state-of-the-art single-seater racing car powered by a 3.4-litre V8 engine that has been built by the renowned engine suppliers Nicholson-McLaren. It is based on the superb Cosworth XB engine that won many races in North America and we have developed it so that it can now produce well in excess of 600 horsepower without the use of a turbocharger (which the XB originally ran with). The engine is controlled by an electronic management system and can rev to over 10,000rpm – although the engine will not have an automatic limiter on it, so drivers will have to ensure they don’t over-rev when changing gear.
The transmission has been designed and built by Ricardo and is a six-speed sequential unit that uses an Equipmake paddle-shift system, with the paddles mounted behind the steering wheel, just like a Formula One car. The drivers will use a conventional foot clutch to pull away from a standstill but after that all gear changes will be clutchless and will come at the flick of the paddle. To allow the gears to engage smoothly, the system automatically blips the throttle during downshifts to prevent the rear wheels locking.
The chassis is made from an incredibly strong mix of carbon-fibre and aluminium honeycomb. We are using the very latest construction techniques to apply high-density foam to large parts of the driver’s ‘tub’. This ensures an excellent level of energy absorption in the event of an accident and means we will comply with the most stringent standards in terms of side intrusion, side impact, front impact and rear crashbox testing.
The brakes are produced by AP and consist of cast iron brake discs and carbon-metallic brake pads that ensure excellent braking without an undue risk of fade. We have not opted for full carbon brake discs as part of the attraction of the Grand Prix Masters series will be proper overtaking – something that is incredibly hard when you have the very short braking distances that carbon discs allow.
And finally our tyres will be a control slick tyre built by Avon. We are currently evaluating a series of different compounds during a testing programme before the first race. We intend to have one grade of tyre for each event – again preventing one driver getting an advantage over another simply because of his choice of tyres.
What design philosophy did you take before starting work on the new Grand Prix Masters car?
This series is all about close, exciting racing that provides entertainment to everyone watching. For that reason we have designed a car that is seriously quick but also balanced and stable – something that allows the drivers to use their skill to drive on the limit. We will also keep a close eye on how much drivers can adjust their cars.
The plan is only to allow limited adjustment in areas such as aerodynamics, ride height, suspension settings and so on. We will even choose gearbox ratios before we get to the track to ensure that all the cars are as closely matched as possible. I think you can compare them to a modern GP2 car and say that while in performance terms they will be very equal our cars will be more driver-friendly and certainly will slide around a bit more because we will be able to control the set-up and development at every race.
In the interest of equality we will also guarantee that every car that starts the race will weight exactly the same. We have weighed every driver during seat fittings and will do so again at every race. We will then add ballast to the lighter cars to make sure that no-one has a weight advantage. Even with all this factored in, these cars will be seriously lightweight racers – no more than 600kg before the driver climbs aboard.
Can you say exactly how fast the cars will go and what sort of performance we can expect to see?
Obviously that depends on the kind of circuit we are racing on, but at a race track with really high top speeds like Monza (Italy) we expect the GP Masters cars to touch 200mph on the long straights.
They will corner really well and that means that over a long race drivers will be subjected to some serious g- forces.
Consequently one of the key aims of our test programme so far has been to ensure that the steering is not too heavy. I’m pleased to say that Bob Berridge, who is acting as a consultant to Grand Prix Masters, tells us that the car is really easy to drive at high speeds. Bob has driven many powerful Formula One cars in his racing career, so we are very pleased to with his feedback so far.
What sort of test programme have you got planned for the cars?
It is pretty intense from here to the first race. We have already conducted the scheduled shakedown work (at the Pembrey race track in South Wales) and the next stage is to generate serious mileage to see how it holds up. We will work every area of the car as hard as we can – in reality the object is to try and break it – so that we can find out if we need to make any adjustments or changes before the first race in Kyalami on 13th November.
How excited are you to be involved in a project like Grand Prix Masters?
Everybody at Delta Motorsport is thrilled to be involved. We are very proud to have been asked to build and run the cars for Grand Prix Masters and equally pleased that everything is going according to plan. Projects like this really pick up momentum as the first race approaches and it has been a hectic but very rewarding experience so far. We can’t wait to see some of the world’s greatest drivers battling it out at Kyalami in around six weeks from now
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"ХПМ, возможно, имеет сложный характер, но с другой стороны - он очень дружелюбен. Он улыбается, когда выигрывает - это здорово. Он - яркая личность, индивидуальность - и это не позволяет ему соответствовать стилю McLaren" (с) Эдди Джордан
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Quote: After having announced his retirement at the 2001 U.S. Grand Prix, legendary TV commentator Murray Walker today returns to the commentary box with new racing series Grand Prix Masters. The fan's favourite is gearing up again to say "Go, Go, Go!" when the inaugural Altech Grand Prix Masters South Africa race is launched in Kyalami on 11th - 13th November 2005.
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здорово будет вновь услышать его комментарии
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"My dream would be to drive for McLaren and sit on the front row with Kimi Raikkonen next to me." Lewis Hamilton, 2005.
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замечательная гонка, полная красивой борьбы. особенно порадовало, что болиды без всякой вспомогательной электроники, как в старые добрые времена 
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"My dream would be to drive for McLaren and sit on the front row with Kimi Raikkonen next to me." Lewis Hamilton, 2005.
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вчера был анонсирован календарь на 2006 год
и так, нас ждут следующие этапы:
Losail, (Qatar) 29th April
Monza, (Italy) 18th June
Silverstone, (UK) 13th August
To be announced 1st October
Kyalami (South Africa) 12th November
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"My dream would be to drive for McLaren and sit on the front row with Kimi Raikkonen next to me." Lewis Hamilton, 2005.
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