Some are predicting the CF shortage will be about 18 months, time will tell.

Pro TC are you accomplishing all carbon fab inhouse or just the cutting?

Given time I will form a new plate, however it will not be Quasi. For these lighter cars equal strength in all directions seems overkill and heavy.

As for the oem L4 plate, it may not be Quasi-isotropic but it definately is not molded bi directional @0 90. From the crash damage it obviously has the following schedule of a plain woven exterior a unidirectional 90, followed by a -45, and god knows what's next. I would guess a +45 followed by a 90. I doubt it has any 0 orientation plies as they are just extra weight.

As reference 0's would run parrallel to the motor shaft in my example.

And yes this could all be in error beneath the exposed plies.

And Crashby, on those channels did you deal with Fred at Composite Craft or Kim?

PK