Air-conditioning in racing cars

[Roadsailing]

the company i work for is developing A/C for a certain popular australian racing car, works pretty well.

in some classes you can run a bigger restrictor than usual if you have A/C, so it is worthwhile (especially as it just switches off under full throttle anyway),

also, if there is a weight limit on the car, your ballast might as well do something useful.

[CXTdreamer]

Dick's shepskin covers were part of his sponsorship deal

[Cplus]

if you're only doing short races a vest filled with phase change goo would be awesome.

we made some for our solar car drivers - just freeze em before the race.

some company started making pukka ones for AFL teams to use a bit back - i remember seeing the cows and brisbane use 'em.

look up the supplier perhaps?

[Billzilla]

if you're only doing short races a vest filled with phase change goo would be awesome.

we made some for our solar car drivers - just freeze em before the race.

some company started making pukka ones for AFL teams to use a bit back - i remember seeing the cows and brisbane use 'em.

look up the supplier perhaps?

The one I use -> www.arcticheat.com.au
They're at West Buleigh on the Gold Coast.

[Cplus]

does it work well Bill?

[Cplus]

oh, and they look to be the same ones i saw the AFL fellas wearing.

[Billzilla]

does it work well Bill?

Heh, I haven't needed to use it yet!
But wearing it around to test it, it feels very bloody cold. They're good for about 30 -45minutes or so they reckon.
I got it for Malaysia, but they change the race so it starts at midnight and finishes at midday, so it doesn't get hot enough to need it.

[Cplus]

wear it to the beach then

you'll be the coolest dude there

[GTSBoy]

Is that arctic-heat or arcti-cheat Bill?

[St00ge]

Take out the front and rear windows

[demuire]

IFAIK Jim Richards uses his AC in his Porsche even during special stages of tarmac rally? And then there was talk of actually getting more power with the AC on due to cooler intake temperatures or something, no idea how much truth there is to it...

[GTSBoy]

talk of actually getting more power with the AC on due to cooler intake temperatures or something, .

unlikely

[Nafe]

unlikely

He might run a pipe through the cabin from the AC outlets to the inlet of the Porka..... :D

[Puff_Datto]

In the Jazz, Aircon is my turbo button!

Turbo button combined with teh V-Tech releases huge HP

:D

[GAZ914]

I have the air con on when I do motorkhanas in the Beep Beep.
Keeps me cooler but I am not sure that translates into better

HTH

cheers
GAZ