[Hawkeye]

I'm the designer of the Westfield Iracer which is an electric racecar designed to take part in the EV Cup race series. I thought people might be intrested in its development...
http://elliotthawkins.blogspot.com/

 

[efan]

It looks impressive, great job! almost like an Ariel Atom with a shell
I had hard time finding out information about your drive system, from one of the pictures it seems like a Sevcon Gen 4 Size 8....is that correct? what motor(s)? what battery? voltage?

 

[DavidDymaxion]

That looks awesome.

What motivated leaving the backs of the wheel covers open?

I'm the designer of the Westfield Iracer which is an electric racecar designed to take part in the EV Cup race series. I thought people might be intrested in its development...
http://elliotthawkins.blogspot.com/

 

[Hawkeye]

The rear of the covers are open to allow the rotating airflow from the tyre to escape. It also helps with brake cooling. The covers reduce drag by 20% compared to a standard wheel...

 

[Duncan]

Hi Hawkeye,

I have been interested in the effects of open tires for years - I'm glad to find somebody who has done some work on this

Did you test without the open covers?
what was the effect?