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Username Password New user? Register View recent content Show me another Submitted Sunday, January 18th, 2004 at 11:16 AM Maize & Blue Test Chassis by Furqan Nazeeri in Furqan Nazeeri In late 1991, we wanted to test out the concept of putting the driver in front of the front wheels, which served to improve the aerodynamics of the vehicle. To test this we built the "test chassis" and this is a photo of Jeff Reece driving the contraption on a test track. This test chassis was instrumental in our success, not from the simple fact of validating the design concept, but in allowing us to gain experience at the component level of many designs. We avoided a lot of "novice mistakes" in the final vehicle as a result of this. My favorite mistake on the test chassis was a misalignment of the drive train and suspension which caused the rear end of the vehicle to "buck in the air" whenever the driver pressed the accelerator. ... Cars Teams Events Users Vehicle Structure Mechanical Systems Electrical Systems Aerodynamics Top rated authors (?) 1. ksp0704 2. langenscheidh 3. oomax 4. belarde 5. djohnson Top content raters (?) 42 aselkirk 3.500 67 jasari 3.388 75 djohnson 3.413 14 amars 2.929 25 badbyte 3.160 Most visited authors Top rated content (?) 1. Sunrayce Tips/ 2. Cleaning Solar Cel/ 3. half a GH craft wh/ 4. The 3DB and solar / 5. The John Lee Top P/

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