omega0684
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| posted on 6/6/09 at 12:09 PM |
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did i just hear DC correctly
F1 cars have power steering?
[Edited on 6/6/09 by omega0684]
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blakep82
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| posted on 6/6/09 at 12:12 PM |
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yep. have done for many many years.
i remember about 10 years ago one having a lot of trouble the race because he lost power steering
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nstrug
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| posted on 6/6/09 at 12:24 PM |
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Yup, have done for ages, you try turning a 270 section tyre with a 1.5 turn lock-to-lock steering rack 
Nick
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 6/6/09 at 12:24 PM |
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Yeah they do. Stupid i know. They run a clip of oll the trainging they go though, and they cant even drive a car without power steering
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Miks15
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| posted on 6/6/09 at 12:25 PM |
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think about it...
probably about 1 turn lock to lock, i think there slightly heavier than the average 7 and also think about all the downforce they have making the
front even heavier...
and then bend after bend for 2 hours... would you want to do it without powersteering?
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smart51
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| posted on 6/6/09 at 01:02 PM |
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The last company I worked for made power steering, electric power steering in our case. We sold them to Fiat amongst others and they would only agree
to taking EPAS if we developed a system for their F1 team. We didn't want to. They only decided against because of the power drain. F1 cars
don't have a big electrical system but do have plenty of hydraulics. We got away with that one then.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 7/6/09 at 07:34 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Miks15
think about it...
probably about 1 turn lock to lock, i think there slightly heavier than the average 7 and also think about all the downforce they have making the
front even heavier...
and then bend after bend for 2 hours... would you want to do it without powersteering?
They did it in the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, and part of the 90's
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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