Track Test: Nissan DeltaWing Driven At Road Atlanta

[Chris Martino]

Would love to see this car at Mosport Raceway.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_INdbXMqsw]Track Test: Nissan DeltaWing Driven At Road Atlanta -- CHRIS HARRIS ON CARS - YouTube[/ame]

Chris

 

[TrevS]

As Chris says in the video, probably the most exciting race car in the last 30 years. Wonder if anyone will have a crack at building a replica?

EDIT
Turns out someone has built a replica
http://www.andysaunderskustoms.co.uk/details/tv/94/Nissan_Delta_Wing

 

[Randy V]

Amazing car...

Why do I hear the Batman theme song playing in my head whenever I see that car? :huh:

 

[Jack]

IMO, REAL racing cars have FOUR wheels and REAL motorcycles have TWO wheels.
This narrow "thing" does neither very well. IMO, of course!

 

[Pete McCluskey.]

IMO, REAL racing cars have FOUR wheels and REAL motorcycles have TWO wheels.
This narrow "thing" does neither very well. IMO, of course!

Agreed, it's a tricycle.

 

[Ian Anderson]

Agreed, it's a tricycle.

Yes but a very fast one!

Ian

 

[Randy V]

Agreed, it's a tricycle.

Don't know where you get that it's a trike when it clearly has four wheels just two vastly different track widths front and rear...

More info::

deltawing - Tech Specs

 

[Pete McCluskey.]

:embarassed::embarassed: Oopps. I stand corrected, obviously I just looked at the shape and ass/umed. Nice exciting car.

 

[Randy V]

I will grant you that it does look weird... But then everybody said the same thing about rear engined formula cars when they first started appearing, and when they started donning wings - OH MY GOD IT'S SACRILEGE!!!! :lipsrsealed:

 

[Jack]

It proved to be a very good exercise of scientific elements, however, the very narrow front track proved to be a significant issue at last years 24 hours. Handled like a pig!

It does react more like a trike than not.