Ruptured Duck Motorsport

December 2011

WARNING! CONTAINS PICTURES OF BEASTIE NAKEDNESS!!

It had to be only a matter of time, but finally Wee Beastie has got it's kit off!

All the old bodywork is now off the car, and the new bodywork is now being prepared for fitting. Currently the central tub section is having the openings made for the roll-hoop, safety harness's and fire extinguisher. Once they're done, the front and rear sections will be mated up for the panel catches to be lined up and fitted. Once the overall fit is correct, then all sections will be removed and taken to be sprayed up.

It's all going to look very nice:-)

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Posted December 31, 2011 by Ruptured Duck Motorsport

New rear wing

Well, it's arrived. A new rear wing for my Global (Ian's, chassis #9715). Designed by Simon McBeath at The Wing Shop, http://www.sm-designs.ndo.co.uk/wingshophome.html , and fabricated by DJ Engineering http://djracecars.com/ , the wing/flap elements are carbonfibre and end plates are aluminium. This new wing is the full width of the Global, and produces greater downforce, but with less drag, than the original wing. Overall weight is about the same.

A re-designed rear diffuser is also being fabricated by me, and the front end aerodynamics will be tweaked to balance out the extra rear downforce. This will be through extra dive-planes, and a duct running from the nose opening, around the radiator, then exiting in the upper bodywork, just before the cockpit. The advice for this has again come from Simon McBeath.

A big thank you to both Simon and Mike at DJ Engineering for their help and advice.

Post "Gurston off" repairs are done, so now the development and upgrades can now commence.

Beastie out:-)