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Which One To Use In Your Application: 6082 Or 7075 Aluminium?

Being at the metal supplier’s counter and trying to choose between 6082 and 7075 is like trying to choose between two different engines in motorsport. Both will do what you need them to do, but one will be completely incompatible with the end goal you are trying to achieve. The two grades are not priced…read more

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Aluminium Wishbone Cracks- What Causes It, and How Do You Prevent Them

You made and fitted wishbones from 7075 aluminium tube, with welded joints. After three race weekends, you find yourself pulling a wishbone that has a crack on it. The crack is right at the weld, understandably. It’s a situation that is guaranteed to occur in a workshop during club racing. Most don’t understand the metallurgy…read more

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Designing Suspension Wishbones: Why Shape Matters More Than Material

If you ask most people building a race car what makes a good wishbone, they’ll talk about using the right materials: 7075 aluminium, chromoly tubes, carbon fibre. But the material is the last thing you should worry about. Get the geometry and cross-section wrong, and it doesn’t matter whether you’ve built it from a titanium…read more

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F1 Car Materials That Make Them Fly: From Steel To Carbon Fiber

When you watch an F1 fly down the Hangar Straight at Silverstone, you’re watching an F1 engineer’s appreciation of art. The exhaust, gear casings, and even the gear box, are all examples of great material selection for a given design and purpose. Modern day formula one engineering would have baffled F1 engineers during the sport’s…read more

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Why do F1 teams still use aluminum if they can afford more exotic materials?

Walk into any F1 team’s workshop and you’ll see carbon fiber (like in the monocoque, bodywork, and wings). But look a little closer, and you’ll see aluminum parts stacked atop workbenches. With teams spending £300 million a season, you would think they would use a more exotic material. In fact, they choose aluminum because it…read more

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Material Certifications: The Meaning Behind The Numbers

After ordering 7075 aluminium from a motorsport supplier, you are sent a PDF document that contains a material certificate, which contains numbers, codes, and technical jargon. Building safety-critical parts is one of the fundamentals of engineering, and understanding material certificates is the only proof you have that what you received is what you ordered. Understanding…read more

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Get your vehicle ready for a track day.

Race tracks are the ideal setting for honing your driving techniques, but you must make sure your vehicle is prepared for the pressure. Here is a little tip to help you get ready so you can enjoy yourself more and feel less afraid. You should, at the very least, install a set of upgraded lowering…read more

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Driver Spotlight: Molly Taylor

Molly Taylor is an Australian Rally driver from Sidney and is the 2016 Australian Rally champion.  She was the first and only female driver to win the title and the youngest person to win the title.  Her rally record started in 2006 when she became the 2 litre champion in the NSW Rally Championship. In…read more

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Le Mans is too fast & Narrow for F1, but it could be fun

Alonso has said that the current Le Mans circuit is too fast and too narrow for current F1 cars.  Alonso recently did a demonstration in the Alpine F1 car before the Belgium Grand Prix and said that the experience was very special and that the circuit would need some safety alterations should F1 drive there. …read more

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Car Maintenance: Tracking

Wheel misalignment can be one of those maintenance problems, that if not dealt with quickly, can cause many other maintenance issues. Signs that your tracking may be off: 1. If your tyres seem to be wearing out quicker than usual, you should check to see if your tracking being off, is the cause. 2. Whilst…read more

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Driving experience days

If you are a fan of driving and fancy a real treat why not try a driving experience day, there are so many to choose from that there really is something for everyone! Track day with racing cars – these are great for a more experienced driver as it’s actually very difficult to drive a…read more

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Changes ahead for F1

Formula 1 has recently had the biggest regulation change in years, the primary focus being on greener technology such as hybrid engines and energy recovery, but rather than rejuvenating the sport, F1’s popularity seems to be on the wane. With no German Grand Prix on this year’s calendar and other track’s struggling to sell tickets,…read more

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The new F1 season just got interesting

After last years incredible Mercedes dominance and an easy victory for the silver arrows at this seasons Melbourne opener, you could be forgiven for writing off this season as another one horse race but the spectacular victory of four times World Champion Sebastian Vettel in his new Ferrari in the tropical heat of Malaysia tells…read more

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Nurburgring: the green hell

The infamous Nürburgring , located in the west of Germany, was nicknamed “the green hell” by F1 legend Sir Jacky Stewart with good reason. Believed to have claimed the lives of over 200 drivers, it is one of the most demanding race tracks in the world. While modern F1 drivers no longer have to negotiate…read more

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Winter Driving Tips

Driving in the snow and ice is tricky and demanding, so here are a few simple tips you can use to make things easier on yourself. The first is a simple, common sense point – allow yourself more time. Set off early, as your progress will be slower and rushing leads to rash decisions, which…read more