Re: design of actual cars

Try www.execulink.com/%7Emovegrafx/lotus

Try www.execulink.com/%7Emovegrafx/lotus

I'm trying to find information on the structure of the actual Grand Prix cars modeled in GPL. Particularly the cocpit section. I'm hoping to build a mock-pit to use when driving the sim and would like to try and make it as realistic as I can. I'm hopeing to find info on either the Lotus 49, Brabham BT24 or the EagleT1-G. Thanks in advance for any help on this. Steve-S PS. If you happen to be interested in this sort of thing please check out www.simpits.org It's mostly flight sim oriented but not completely. And yes I'm asking there too. :-)

"Steve Sarlls" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> I'm trying to find information on the structure of the actual Grand > Prix cars modeled in GPL. Particularly the cocpit section. I'm > hoping to build a mock-pit to use when driving the sim and would like > to try and make it as realistic as I can. I'm hopeing to find info on > either the Lotus 49, Brabham BT24 or the EagleT1-G. > > Thanks in advance for any help on this. > > Steve-S > > PS. If you happen to be interested in this sort of thing please check > out www.simpits.org It's mostly flight sim oriented but not > completely. And yes I'm asking there too. :-) >

Go to your library and see if they have, or can get you a copy of "Racing and Sports Car Chassis Design" by Michael Costin and David Phipps. Also L.J.K. Setright's The Grand Prix, 1906 to 1972. These should give you everything you need, plus enough cool stuff to keep you goggle eyed for a week or two.

Maybe this can help you a bit... http://www.execulink.com/~movegrafx/lotus.htm Remco Steve Sarlls <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> I'm trying to find information on the structure of the actual Grand >Prix cars modeled in GPL. Particularly the cocpit section. I'm >hoping to build a mock-pit to use when driving the sim and would like >to try and make it as realistic as I can. I'm hopeing to find info on >either the Lotus 49, Brabham BT24 or the EagleT1-G. > >Thanks in advance for any help on this. > >Steve-S > >PS. If you happen to be interested in this sort of thing please check >out www.simpits.org It's mostly flight sim oriented but not >completely. And yes I'm asking there too. :-) >

Sorry, my memory wasn't as good as yours....... Steve ;-) Remco Moedt wrote in message <[email hidden]>...

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> >Maybe this can help you a bit... > >http://www.execulink.com/~movegrafx/lotus.htm > > >Remco > > >Steve Sarlls <[email hidden]> wrote: > >> I'm trying to find information on the structure of the actual Grand >>Prix cars modeled in GPL. Particularly the cocpit section. I'm >>hoping to build a mock-pit to use when driving the sim and would like >>to try and make it as realistic as I can. I'm hopeing to find info on >>either the Lotus 49, Brabham BT24 or the EagleT1-G. >> >>Thanks in advance for any help on this. >> >>Steve-S >> >>PS. If you happen to be interested in this sort of thing please check >>out www.simpits.org It's mostly flight sim oriented but not >>completely. And yes I'm asking there too. :-) >> >

Hehe. Actually, I didn't see your post before I send mine, otherwise I wouldn't have sent it...you did beat me with 1 minut... Remco "Stephen Barnett" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Sorry, my memory wasn't as good as yours....... >Steve ;-) > >Remco Moedt wrote in message <[email hidden]>... >> >>Maybe this can help you a bit... >> >>http://www.execulink.com/~movegrafx/lotus.htm >> >> >>Remco >> >> >>Steve Sarlls <[email hidden]> wrote: >> >>> I'm trying to find information on the structure of the actual Grand >>>Prix cars modeled in GPL. Particularly the cocpit section. I'm >>>hoping to build a mock-pit to use when driving the sim and would like >>>to try and make it as realistic as I can. I'm hopeing to find info on >>>either the Lotus 49, Brabham BT24 or the EagleT1-G. >>> >>>Thanks in advance for any help on this. >>> >>>Steve-S >>> >>>PS. If you happen to be interested in this sort of thing please check >>>out www.simpits.org It's mostly flight sim oriented but not >>>completely. And yes I'm asking there too. :-) >>> >> > >

"Bruce Kennewell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > For the Lotus 49 and the Eagle, a recent edition of the English'MotorSport'

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> magazine featured both cars. > > -- > Regards, > Bruce Kennewell, > Canberra, Australia. > --------------------------- >

I havn't seen this. Does it feature actual construction details such as frame/tub diagrams or just pictures/illustrations of the more common mode?

My copy of 'Racing and Sports car Chassis Design' is a third impression dated 1962. Unless it was totally updated later I would think even that will be out of date for 1967cars, the word 'monocoque' appearing nowhere in the index (although Brabham made do with a few tubes to good effect in '67). Steve :-) Goy Larsen wrote in message <[email hidden]>...

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>Kevin Gavitt wrote: >> >> Go to your library and see if they have, or can get you a copy of "Racing >> and Sports Car Chassis Design" by Michael Costin and David Phipps. Also >> L.J.K. Setright's The Grand Prix, 1906 to 1972. > >Is LJK in total retirement these days ? > >I really miss his column in CAR, oh and btw, there's a certain columnist >in a newspaper mentioned somewhere else in here that wrote that nasty >article about Adam Petty's death, who could learn how to be >controversial without being stupid..... > > >Beers and cheers >(uncle) Goy > >"Team Mirage" http://www.teammirage.com/ >"The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/ > >* Spam is for losers who can't get business any other way * >"Spamkiller" http://www.spamkiller.com

For the Lotus 49 and the Eagle, a recent edition of the English 'MotorSport' magazine featured both cars. -- Regards, Bruce Kennewell, Canberra, Australia. --------------------------- Kevin Gavitt <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:uq_T4.199$[email hidden]... > > "Steve Sarlls" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > I'm trying to find information on the structure of the actual Grand > > Prix cars modeled in GPL. Particularly the cocpit section. I'm > > hoping to build a mock-pit to use when driving the sim and would like > > to try and make it as realistic as I can. I'm hopeing to find info on > > either the Lotus 49, Brabham BT24 or the EagleT1-G. > > > > Thanks in advance for any help on this. > > > > Steve-S > > > > PS. If you happen to be interested in this sort of thing please check > > out www.simpits.org It's mostly flight sim oriented but not > > completely. And yes I'm asking there too. :-) > > > Go to your library and see if they have, or can get you a copy of "Racing > and Sports Car Chassis Design" by Michael Costin and David Phipps. Also > L.J.K. Setright's The Grand Prix, 1906 to 1972. > > These should give you everything you need, plus enough cool stuff to keep > you goggle eyed for a week or two. > >

Kevin Gavitt wrote: > > Go to your library and see if they have, or can get you a copy of "Racing > and Sports Car Chassis Design" by Michael Costin and David Phipps. Also > L.J.K. Setright's The Grand Prix, 1906 to 1972. Is LJK in total retirement these days ? I really miss his column in CAR, oh and btw, there's a certain columnist in a newspaper mentioned somewhere else in here that wrote that nasty article about Adam Petty's death, who could learn how to be controversial without being stupid..... Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "Team Mirage" http://www.teammirage.com/ "The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/ * Spam is for losers who can't get business any other way * "Spamkiller" http://www.spamkiller.com