Pedgren Racing
Pedgren Racing
Is there any interests of our team driving a BX 16v in swedish endurance racing?
Placed 18 of 34 last race, total standing is place 10 and we have only one race left this season.
On 3 wheels:
Some more racing pics: http://www.ercup.se/bilder/index.asp?S=pedgren&Go=S%F6k
Placed 18 of 34 last race, total standing is place 10 and we have only one race left this season.
On 3 wheels:
Some more racing pics: http://www.ercup.se/bilder/index.asp?S=pedgren&Go=S%F6k
The car normally dont roll so much.Mandic wrote:Why is there so much roll comparing that other car (volvo?)?
What kind of suspension setup is it running? also lots of -ve camber can be seen on some pics.
Cheers
Ziga
The suspension setup is a bit complicated, its very much done to it and i dont know or can explain it all.
At this last race the front height corrector was broke, so it was WAY too high
On some pics the camber looks extreme, thats because the front subframe was broken into 2 pieces, but since this is endurance we finished the race anyaway because fullfilling the race gives important points.
The funny thing is that the car runs as fast as the other cars in the corners, even BMW´s with very extreme and expensive chassi components On the straights we have no chance with our 160hp...
I dont have any pics of the inside of the car or the suspension now, but I can get some next time I go to the garage.
Inside it looks like almost any other race car, no interior left, only a full roll-cage and a racing-seat with 6-point belt.
The spheres are custom built by a previous owner, no idea how they works, but they are very stiff. We had a problem that a sphere was punctured so now we have Xantia Activa spheres at front and they work fine.
There are hydractive valves mount both at front and rear to prevent roll. The upper mounts for the front struts are custom built for adjustable camber and also lowers the car, thats why there are holes in the hood. There is a strut brace front too.
The rear anti-roll bar is welded together with another so it is double.
The engine is almost standard, but has a chip with higher revlimiter, 7500rpm. Cat Cams with adjustable pulleys, Dastek unichip and mapped in dyno.
Inside it looks like almost any other race car, no interior left, only a full roll-cage and a racing-seat with 6-point belt.
The spheres are custom built by a previous owner, no idea how they works, but they are very stiff. We had a problem that a sphere was punctured so now we have Xantia Activa spheres at front and they work fine.
There are hydractive valves mount both at front and rear to prevent roll. The upper mounts for the front struts are custom built for adjustable camber and also lowers the car, thats why there are holes in the hood. There is a strut brace front too.
The rear anti-roll bar is welded together with another so it is double.
The engine is almost standard, but has a chip with higher revlimiter, 7500rpm. Cat Cams with adjustable pulleys, Dastek unichip and mapped in dyno.
seems quite cool. Thanks!
Why did You lower the car using mounts and not by height regulator? "Spring" stiffness is high, so no need for suspension travel anyway?
Hydractive valves are used for engaging and disengaging 3rd sphere, no need and totally irrelevant on std. BX suspension. Or am I missing something?
Cheers
Ziga
Why did You lower the car using mounts and not by height regulator? "Spring" stiffness is high, so no need for suspension travel anyway?
What do You mean by this? Where exactly have You mount them and why?There are hydractive valves mount both at front and rear to prevent roll.
Hydractive valves are used for engaging and disengaging 3rd sphere, no need and totally irrelevant on std. BX suspension. Or am I missing something?
Cheers
Ziga
Don't run your life on diesel
The car is lowered on the height correctors tooMandic wrote:seems quite cool. Thanks!
Why did You lower the car using mounts and not by height regulator? "Spring" stiffness is high, so no need for suspension travel anyway?
What do You mean by this? Where exactly have You mount them and why?There are hydractive valves mount both at front and rear to prevent roll.
Hydractive valves are used for engaging and disengaging 3rd sphere, no need and totally irrelevant on std. BX suspension. Or am I missing something?
Cheers
Ziga
And the car is built this way by previous owner, we bought it race-ready
The hydractive valves also has the function to block LHM flow between left and right to prevent roll, most BX racers do this modification.