At many levels, the job of a critic is quite simple. It is easy to toss away the hard work put in by someone by a few negative remarks. In the world of motorsports, a certain similar trend follows too. Many regard motor racing as an “expensive entertainment”. The concept of cars running in a loop around a track seems unnecessary to the unpassionate eye. There is a certain degree of uncomfortable gossip about motor racing committees surging in more money even as the world’s fuel resources are depleting.
Nissan Deltawing – Racing Into The Future w/video
The math is very simple. Half the power, half the weight and half the drag ensures that you travel twice the distance and do so at a very quick pace too using just half the number of tires. Now isn’t that the basic idea behind efficiency? And to prove that its not just a concept to decorate the lobby of a museum but a serious question on the principles of modern racecars, Nissan has entered it into the world’s toughest 24-hours endurance race- The 24 hours of Le Mans . The four-cylinder 1.6 liter turbo engine develops a modest (by racing standards) 300bhp… Read More…
