The carbon fibre time attack/superlap MX5 NB twins blog

lightyear · Postby **lightyear** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 8:21 am

This hardtop is not how they will be made, it is just something to throw on the car to see how we go about making a proper one. That is why I am using blue carbon fibre, just to get rid of it. There will be a moulded frame that will go on the inside, the foam frame is needed for now to provide some stiffness to the fastback.

Dweezle · Postby **Dweezle** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 8:32 am

God these look amazing.

me thinks me really wants one :grin:

Postby **beavis** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 10:28 am

The car ready for Round 4 of Victorian Super Sprint Championships at Winton this Saturday.

Note the latest feature, a custom made triple element wing.

16bit · Postby **16bit** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 10:51 am

looks mean.

looking fwd to the data on top speed difference and how the lap time improves from last time.

Hjt · Postby **Hjt** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 12:04 pm

That wing is boss, really loving it. I'm loving the tyre paint as well

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Enjoy yourself, looking forward to footage as per the usual!

Guran · Postby **Guran** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 12:08 pm

Love it! Needs a 95 on the doors. :wink:

lightyear · Postby **lightyear** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 1:24 pm

Hjt wrote:That wing is boss, really loving it. I'm loving the tyre paint as well .

Enjoy yourself, looking forward to footage as per the usual!

Gotta get Brendan to post the last video from sandown.

username · Postby **username** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 2:40 pm

Guran wrote:Love it! Needs a 95 on the doors.

I was thinking the EXACT same thing

Postby **NitroDann** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:03 pm

My favourite car on the forum.

Dann

Mr nanotech · Postby **Mr nanotech** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 6:08 pm

NitroDann wrote:My favourite car on the forum.

Dann

lightyear · Postby **lightyear** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 7:58 pm

Sandown last weekend.... Fastest lap:

lightyear · Postby **lightyear** » Sun Sep 02, 2012 8:52 am

Well we had perfect weather for the last round of the Vic s.s at winton yesterday. I guessed I would get a time of 1:40, and on the 1st practice session managed a 1:41 not even trying. So new it would be quick. The wing works so well on the back that it has dented the boot about 15-20mm at the back edge of the boot near the curve. A strong part. And I had so much understeer. I kept playing with the wing, and tyre/ shock settings, and every session I went faster. Ended the day with a 1:38.0014. If only I went 2 one thousands faster and put me into the 1:37's... That makes it only 1.2 seconds slower than my stripped out turbo na6. Shows how much faster it is going around corners, because the turbo car accelerated much faster.

Hjt · Postby **Hjt** » Sun Sep 02, 2012 9:51 am

That's such good feedback, now once you combine the aero package and a built motor, your pb should fall!

With the wing, have you considered new brackets going in thru the rear fascia on an angle changing the way the pressure is applied? Perhaps to a bar welded onto the boot floor? Is your boot reinforced into the boot well?

Many cars @ WTAC 2012 had issues with braking wing mount locations due to high wing and increased pressures.

lightyear · Postby **lightyear** » Sun Sep 02, 2012 11:02 am

I made the wing assembly in a few minutes. And I know about making mounts to the body, but it is more than a five minute job. The total price for the wing was $60, so I think it is very good value. It is awesome to feel the aero working.