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idbdoug 03-19-2019 12:43 AM

1. Front upper caster and camber are totally different.
2. Will this car have the new center pivot between front and rear plate so you can adjust roll center?
idbdoug

Giorgio 03-19-2019 08:22 AM


Originally Posted by idbdoug (Post 15416323)
1. Front upper caster and camber are totally different.
2. Will this car have the new center pivot between front and rear plate so you can adjust roll center?
idbdoug

Yes, the rear end will be (... is ...) an upgraded version of our G56. We are driving outdoor (finally we got some Sun...) and we're pretty happy with the car behaviour.


DavidNERODease 05-22-2019 02:11 PM

2.0
 
The new car looks to have some very significant tuning advantages over the competition. It's a very clean design with very fast easy tuning options not typically available on an F1.
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DavidNERODease 05-22-2019 05:33 PM

Thinking ahead to the kit options from Fenix... what would be the recommend diff from Fenix for this beauty for tight grey CRC Ozite carpet track. Historically, traction can be high enough to flip F1 cars at my local track but we haven't proved that any of the current gear or ball diff designs are superior yet (spools suck however - tight slow corners). Even if it's just a matter of opinion or preference, I'd like to hear some thoughts from Fenix for the Mistral 2.0 I will add that I'm sold on the aluminum chassis however.

CristianTabush 05-22-2019 11:25 PM

Our F1 (which we never officially released) has this type of rear end. IMO a game changer for the F1 class. I have a feeling that a certain someone running at the nats a couple of years back fed some feedback back to Fenix 😜

The ability to set the roll center much lower than a traditional pivot car is a big advantage on black carpet since the car is less prone to traction rolling. This gives you the ability to run much more aggressive set ups.

On asphalt, the car generates superior traction as well. Side bite is much improved over other cars.

Good job Giorgio, the car looks fantastic!

Giorgio 05-23-2019 09:13 AM


Originally Posted by CristianTabush (Post 15453948)
Our F1 (which we never officially released) has this type of rear end. IMO a game changer for the F1 class. I have a feeling that a certain someone running at the nats a couple of years back fed some feedback back to Fenix 😜

The ability to set the roll center much lower than a traditional pivot car is a big advantage on black carpet since the car is less prone to traction rolling. This gives you the ability to run much more aggressive set ups.

On asphalt, the car generates superior traction as well. Side bite is much improved over other cars.

Good job Giorgio, the car looks fantastic!

Cristian
Thanks a lot for the kind words.

The V-link rear was one of the option I had when I start drawing Mistral 2-0, as the feedback I got from the drivers of G56, our pancar, was amazing... so...
I said to myself : "Why making another F1 'equal' to herself... let's put some bigger steak on the grill"... ;-)

First time out, assembled at the track, was at the Swiss Indoor Master, ETS carpet. Driver was a top notch one, Roman Pichler (sadly he's officially retired, as he drive a couple of time a year) put the car in the A-main...
Then we went to ETS#2, again carpet... A main again, this time with Matteo Berlincioni.
Worst point was we were having just one prototype and no spare parts.. ;-)

The asphalt tests, even with the Volante ETS tires, (remember, ETS use to race in big 1/8 tracks with super low ratio, often lower than 2...), gives a sort ot "touring" feeling.
Car is way more stable and easier to drive, even if you're not a gentle-on-the-throttle-guy.

Definitely, I'm rather happy



Giorgio 05-23-2019 09:22 AM


Originally Posted by DavidNERODease (Post 15453822)
Thinking ahead to the kit options from Fenix... what would be the recommend diff from Fenix for this beauty for tight grey CRC Ozite carpet track. Historically, traction can be high enough to flip F1 cars at my local track but we haven't proved that any of the current gear or ball diff designs are superior yet (spools suck however - tight slow corners). Even if it's just a matter of opinion or preference, I'd like to hear some thoughts from Fenix for the Mistral 2.0 I will add that I'm sold on the aluminum chassis however.

David
Speaking personally, my feeling is on the gear diff, most of the time. Carpet, asphalt, wet...
The sphere diff give me the feeling of a "lighter" car, I'd say more agile.
But the gear diff give me the feeling of a certain "ground effect".
Lap time might be on the same level, but... I'm getting older, and I prefer a realiable setup toward a potentially-faster-but-not-that-easier setup.

Bear in mind that we relay mostly on Volante and Ride GR (F/R or GRX front) and when we go on carpet, is 99% ETS version

photeckk 06-19-2019 02:06 PM

When will the kit be available?

Ph3nyx 10-11-2019 02:50 PM

Hi guys
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Montage
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Unboxing in french
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