Hi everyone,
We are releasing the first draft of the 2016 rulebook. Sorry that it ended up being a bit late. It can be found here:
http://www.khamsinvirtualracecarchallen ... ects=0&d=1
There are 2 major changes for 2016:
1) The addition of a 'subclass' where the bulk of the bodywork is provided, and the entry consists only of the areas around the front wing, rear wing and floor. The rulebook is substantially simpler for these entries - look for the sections highlighted in blue. Anyone choosing to compete in the subclass still earns points towards the main championship, but there is an additional championship for the best-placed entrant in the subclass. Anyone entering the subclass may choose to start modifying the supplied parts at any point during the season, taking themselves out of the running for the subclass championship and competing only for the main championship. The supplied bodywork for the subclass will look something like the images below, with an adjusted "bodywork volume" to match:
2) The geometric requirements for the inlets and outlets have been simplified (the "outer templates" have been removed and the rotation limits are less restrictive), and instead we are specifying some aerodynamic requirements on the inlets and outlets. If the design is found to not meet these requirements when the CFD simulation has been performed, then an engine power penalty is applied in proportion to the under-performance of the cooling system. We are also adding a second option for the cooling inlets and outlets: you may choose to model the entire internal duct running from the inlet to the outlet, with a heat exchanger in the duct. The aerodynamic requirements will apply to the heat exchanger only, the rules on the inlets and outlets are relatively free for this option. We're still including some restrictions on the area of the inlet and outlet faces, since this is new territory and we want to keep this in place in case we've misjudged the numbers.
There have been many other small tweaks to the rulebook. There are a couple of points in particular that we'd like feedback on:
- Should the rules on the visibility of the front suspension templates be relaxed or removed?
- Should the maximum height of the diffuser (320mm in 2015) be lowered?
We're also undecided whether the mandated subclass bodywork should include the bodywork surrounding the front wheels, or if this should be left to the competitor to model themselves.
