Nissan Deltawing – The Tipping Point Of Racecars

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.

 But little is known to such people that it’s the technologies on the race car that are eventually incorporated on road cars, and once every 10 years something new always comes up that changes the ball game. This time, it’s the NISSAN DELTAWING. And I reckon this right here is the very revolution that motorsport will be adapting to in the coming years.… Read More…

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…