"January 11, 2009 Reynard is a name familiar to all motorsports enthusiasts - founded by the brilliant automotive engineer Adrian Reynard, it quickly grew to become the world's largest racing car manufacturer before some financial disasters led it to bankruptcy in 2002. No-one ever questioned Reynard's abilities to produce remarkably competitive race cars though and now he's back with a ballistic road-regiserable, two-seater named the inverter. Powered by either a Honda Fireblade 1000cc motorcycle engine, or a Suzuki Hayabusa 1300cc motor, the Inverter weighs in at 400kg with all fluids and is so named because it has been designed to generate F1-levels of downforce - enough to deliver 4G cornering forces. Given a Hayabusa produces 250 bhp, the Inverter has a power-to-weight ratio in the stratosphere - equivalent to or better than cars that cost an order of magnitude more money. So that's the equation - F1-levels of downforce, a stellar power-to-weight ratio, oh, and it has been designed to be manufactured VERY cheaply. The Inverter will be very special and very very affordable."
Jim's comment - I note that the chassis is made from square tubing (aluninium?) rather than autoclaved epoxy/carbon. Simple is best!Here's another report on it:-
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ReplyDeleteclick on the link at the bottom of the page to view a very informative press release