Time Attack BMW 135i by National Speed
Those are the remote reservoirs for the rear dampers, where the nitrogen chambers are housed. They're Penske dampers looking at the logos on them. The reservoirs are really far away from the dampers though, which I can't figure out. Usually that's not something you want to do, because fluid drag in the lines is greater. I don't know why you'd add a couple of extra feet of unnecessary line between the damper body and the reservoir, and Penske dampers don't usually come with lines that long, so I don't know what's going on there.
If it's a time attack or trackday car, it doesn't need the same type of impact protection that a wheel-to-wheel series would need. It looks like the bend is to clear the seat, then clear the pillar, but it's hard to tell from the picture. The bend doesn't look too necessary though, no. The bars are fairly short, so they don't need to be very large.
Sick car, looks really nice. I wonder if it's getting a wing, there doesn't seem to be any way to adjust the aero balance except through the front splitter (and the ride height). The rear diffuser isn't long enough to do much for downforce in the rear, especially without a flat underfloor, and the rear trucklid is too short to make much downforce with the rear lip spoiler, so there has to be a wing in the works....
I really like the flares in the front, but I don't like the rear flares that much. The rear flares don't look like they belong there, just because of the shape.
Sick car, looks really nice. I wonder if it's getting a wing, there doesn't seem to be any way to adjust the aero balance except through the front splitter (and the ride height). The rear diffuser isn't long enough to do much for downforce in the rear, especially without a flat underfloor, and the rear trucklid is too short to make much downforce with the rear lip spoiler, so there has to be a wing in the works....
I really like the flares in the front, but I don't like the rear flares that much. The rear flares don't look like they belong there, just because of the shape.
Last edited by Fabrik8; Jun 15, 2010 at 09:31 PM.
That lip spoiler in relation to the deck lid and roof drop off does look as if it would create a decent amount of turbulence for what it there.. Waits on the wing design
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