went out to watch today it was insane.thought id post a quick pic & vid.


lowndes 4th hot lap

Awesome, work, would have been insane to be there..

dude it just puts that awesome v8 touring car sound to shame.the v8 is more exciting to watch still but.so what they need to do now is make some v12 supercars fark yeah!!

Definately would have been great to see, F1 cars are in there own league!

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18 seconds faster then a supertaxi! lol

LOL nice sponsor sign there Nick.
17 secs faster is a lot though!

Awesome noise from the 2.4 ltr v8 ! Sounds right at home!

nice hey ben,i really thought they were v10 or 12s?

so is that now the outright lap record?

im impressed that lowndes was only a second behind buttons time.

found this,
•All F1 engines are naturally aspirated V8's of 2400cc
•Engines are limited to 18,000rpm
•The weight is exactly 95kg (each manufacturer easily reaches this regulated minimum weight)
•Engine blocks are constructed of forged aluminium alloy, because of the weight advantages it gives in comparison to steel. Other materials would maybe give some extra advantages, but to limit costs, the FIA has forbidden all non-ferro materials.
•Crankshaft and piston rods are Iron based for strength.
•At its maximum pace the current V8 engines consume around 60 litres of petrol for 100km of racing.
•It's not exactly known how much oil such a top engine contains, but this oil is for 70% in the engine, while the other 30% is in a dry-sump lubrication system that changes oil within the engine three to four times a minute.
•Before its first track time and after each race, each engine is tested on an engine dyno to validate its performance and identify problems.

Craig 1 sec behind the butt, massive effort pure talent.

Honestly cant wait till the 4 cylinder f1 engines are introduced
They are supposed to be 1.6 litres and make the same kind of power
(helped by the flywheel energy thingy or elect. assist?).
I love V8s but interested to see what on earth they will do with
halve the amount of cylinders.

Will be less parts engine wise but more crazy add ons.

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Maybe we can compete with a works bored A15 :)))