does anyone know where i can find tech on the internet or books or wherever about imsa, jgtc, prototype openroof cars etc? the best thing ive been able to find is http://asia.vtec.net/beystock/honda/nsxgt2000/ this article, could anyone refer me to anything similar? id very much appriciate it. thanks!

 

IMSA Group-C cars were technological wonders. lots of cool info especially on aero on Mulsannes' Corner: there you will also find book suggestions with futher reading.

http://www.mulsannescorner.com/history.htm


"In comparison of pole qualifying lap times between 1990 and 1992 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans: In 1990, it took the pole qualifying Nissan R90CK turbo car 3 minutes and 27.00 seconds to travel the 8.45 mile circuit at an average speed of 146 miles per hour. In 1992 the pole sitting Peugeot 905B non-turbo car qualified in 3 minutes and 21.21 seconds at an average speed of 151 mile per hour. The Peugeot 905B was quicker over the lap, but the Nissan R90C had a higher top speed at the fastest point on the track, 236 miles per hour versus 220 miles per hour. In analysis, the Nissan R90CK was supposedly developing more than 1000 horespower in qualifying trim while the Peugeot's engine was good for about 715 . An additional difference was that the Peugeot weighed nearly 300 pounds less (1700 lbs. vs. 2000 lbs. for the Nissan) and therefore its braking distances were shorter. But the essential difference was that of the Peugeot's overall aerodynamic superiority over the Nissan and that allowed the 905 to lap faster than the R90CK. The Peugeot did not go quicker over the lap by driving slowly through the corners. "

 

if your interested in the tech behind it here are two

http://search.barnesandnoble.c...itm=1

and the defacto standard for those books IMO

http://search.barnesandnoble.c...itm=1

 

thanks guys, this will make for some good reading!