20110420 Best Laps To Date by Driver/Car

Rank	Driver	Car	Lap Time	Date	Race	Lap
1.	Daniel	DG03MM	6,414	Apr 20, 2011	7	20
2.	Daniel	DG03LM	6,494	Feb 16, 2011	12	5
3.	Fabio	FM03LM	6,498	Feb 24, 2011	11	18
4.	Fernando	FF03LM	6,717	Feb 24, 2011	16	4
5.	Fabio	FM24MM	6,782	Feb 03, 2011	6	23
6.	Fabio	FM03MM	6,878	Feb 24, 2011	7	16
7.	Fernando	FF03MM	6,942	Feb 21, 2011	5	7
8.	Julio	JP03LM	7,022	Dec 22, 2010	10	32
9.	Julio	JP03MM	7,054	Dec 22, 2010	5	18
10.	Fabio	FM02MM	7,185	Oct 13, 2010	6	19
11.	Clovis	CM03MM	7,199	Feb 03, 2011	17	17
12.	Clovis	CM03LM	7,326	Nov 16, 2010	10	23
13.	Daniel	DG02MM	7,757	Nov 16, 2010	3	10
14.	Fernando	FF02MM	8,029	Nov 03, 2010	8	29
15.	Roberto	RH03LM	8,601	Oct 13, 2010	14	18
16.	Roberto	RH03MM	8,670	Oct 20, 2010	7	14
17.	Clovis	CM02MM	9,189	Nov 03, 2010	2	1
18.	Roberto	RH02MM	9,261	Oct 13, 2010	5	13

Mazda 787b 3D Model

The previous 2D CFD simulation was pretty lame so I had to find a 3D model of the Mazda 787b...

Credits to Riccardo Alescio, model downloaded from Google 3D Warehouse.

A full round of CFD simulations of a (much simpler) mini-Z MR03 Mazda 787b 3D model is available here.

CFD Rear Wing Simulations

High Wing

Low Wing

These are the partial results of a 2D computer simulation of the air flow speed around the profile of a Mazda 787 b Mini-Z.

The software used was the demo version of MicroCFD.

Unfortunately the software does not allow for the parameters (car size, speed, etc.) to be set at the proper levels for the Mini-Z scale, so the results are just illustrative.

Any useful results would require not only setting the parameters right but also using a 3D software and car model, including the detailed geometry of the bottom of the car.

In any case, I'm really sorry I skipped all those Fluid Mechanics classes... I wish I knew how to read  the results above.

Moveable Rear Wing "Proof of Concept"

MuchMore Bearing Remover Tool

These are bearing remover tools from MuchMore Racing:

They seem to be hard to find and they are not cheap. Part numbers are MK-BRT02 (2 mm) and MK-BRt03 (3 mm).