Follow the leaders
A hot topic of debate in motor racing right now is in which direction do we take the sport? In particular, the focus on green racing has led to the introduction of KERS in LMP1 and F1 and the emergence of Formula E. While these are necessary and important steps, a key question has been lost. Is this of real engineering benefit and, more importantly, will it make the cars quicker? We’ll explore these questions in depth in this article in relation to a GT3 category racecar.
To focus this study, we’ll be narrowing our discussion down to a contender for the Bathurst 12 hours. Note the use of the word contender in that sentence. One of the problems with motorsport these days is, due to the challenges we are facing as society, the regulatory bodies are grasping at anything to keep it relevant. However,
