Justin's posts with tag: racing
 Due to the recent Liquidation of SAF1, SHM Smith Hodgkinson are proud to announce they will be conducting an online auction of assets by order of William John Turner and Geoffrey Stuart Kinlan, Liquidators of Super Aguri F1 Limited. Interested bidders will get the chance to view all the lots located at SAF1's UK base in Langley, Oxfordshire, then between Tuesday 29th and Thursday 31st July 2008 they are able to register and place bids over the internet via th SHM Smith Hodgkinson website Interesting auction details: - SA06 F1 car
- various design/engineering equipment
- 8 big rigs/transporters (fully furnished)
- Merchandise: Large range of SAF1 merchandise, including clothing, luggage & personal accessories.
F1 car specifications (SA06) Car Technical Specification | Official Car Name | SA06 | | Chassis construction | Moulded carbon fibre and honeycomb composite construction incorporating front and side composite impact structures.
Integral roll protection structures.
Fully enclosed fuel cell. | | Bodywork construction | Composite one piece sidepod and engine cover, separate carbon floor section, structural composite nose box and composite wings. | | Front suspension | Wishbones, pushrod operated torsion bars and dampers.
Mechanical anti-roll bar. | | Rear suspension | Wishbones, pushrod operated torsion bars and dampers.
Mechanical anti-roll bar. | | Dampers | Ohlins | | Wheels | BBS | | Tyres | Bridgestone | | Brakes | AP Racing Calipers
Hitco material | | Steering | SAF1 power assisted | | Steering wheel | SAF1 specification and composite construction | | Drivers seat | Driver specific carbon composite | | Seat belts | Takata | | Fuel cell | ATL kelvar reinforced to SAF1 specification | | Battery | 2.5 Ah lead acid | | Instrumentation | SAF1 specification | | Transmission | SAF1 Aluminium maincase.
7 speed semi automatic electro hydraulically controlled | | Clutch | Sachs | | Front track | 1,472mm | | Rear track | 1,422mm | | Wheelbase | 3,090mm | | Overall length | 4,666mm | | Overall height | 950mm | | Overall width | 1,800mm | | Chief Designer | Peter McCool | | Aerodynamicist | Ben Wood | | Engine | Honda RA806E | | Displacement | 2.4 litres | | Configuration | V8 normally aspirated | | Vee angle | 90 degrees | | Maximum power | Over 700 bhp | | Maximum revs | Over 18,500 rpm | | Valve train | 4 valves per cylinder, pneumatically operated
Throttle system Electro hydraulically operated system | | Injection system | Honda PGM-IG | | Spark Plugs | NGK |
from: http://www.saf1-auction.com/index.html and http://www.saf1.co.jp/
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