In the Special RACER Digital ALMS Edition there is an article and pictures of the Deltawing. The pictures show the front wheels turned. So its not rear wheel steering. Maybe four wheel steering? The article was a glorified brochure not giving a hint has to how the car works. Just the same half the weight / half the power jargon. And some good info on the designers and builders. http://www.racermagazine-digital.com/racer/201205ALMS/?pg=36&pm=2&u1=friend
Could be either. They released this video long ago. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXJ5RnqwMGE]DeltaWing Steering Video - YouTube[/ame]
As usual, not a lot of real info here. This vid could have been about 20 sec...or less. Apparently they rely on magic to make them work... I'm still amazed by that 4" contact patch, and are those 3-bolt wheels on the front? [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt9A7nDPX3M]Nissan DeltaWing - Development of unique Michelin tyres - YouTube[/ame]
Either way, if it was really working they would be releasing lap times instead of the same old jargon. I bet its DOA.
I read today that they're dealing with a gearbox issue and running with the engine de-tuned so they can test everything else yet still claiming 317km/h (197mph) top speed as of last test. Can't find any lap times.
Another "here's what we did" video that's a lot of drama and show and not informative at all but at least there's a bit of a surprise ending. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSwT5olfvIM]The Nissan DeltaWing's first on-track test - YouTube[/ame]
Dunno about not informative... The on board shot through the esses was pretty impressive. I am actually excited about seeing this thing run.
Yep, it was just the camera falling off and going for a roll. I'm sure you'd normally leave that in the bit bucket but I figure they thought it would give the impression it came off because the car corners so well..... I say they just didn't use enough duct tape. :biggrin5:
You know what I got out of this video? AAR is on the steering wheel. But Dan Gurney, the only American to win an F1 race in the car of his construction, was no where to be found.
I can't wait to see how the Top Gear junk yard DeltaWing turns out. Yes, they're really doing it: Coming soon: TG’s very own DeltaWing
It'll turn out like crap...as they intend...Looks to me like they're mocking the DeltaWing is all they're doing...:frown2:
Don Panoz wants a fleet of Delta Wings in ALMS... Panoz wants to race fields of DeltaWings in American Le Mans Series
