Red Bull in the Himalayas

[Sparky]

http://www.redbull.com/cs/Satellite...unning-Showcar-In-Khardung-La-021243102643335

Was speaking to Tony the test/showcar team boss today who said that the car struggled like mad with the lack of oxygen, team didnt fair to well either!

Just thought id share.

 

[Sparky]

That was pretty awsome!

How did they have to modify the car to make the turning circle much smaller? Id imagone some of the slow tight bends would be impossible at race spec

No idea but i will findout for you

 

[Sparky]

Do you not have an official red bull YouTube channel, if not get on it.

Think thats all down to our marketing dept. mate,they can be a funny bunch.

 

[Sparky]

Awesome! So what sort of changes were required to make the engine run properly at that height?

Well i know it was turned right down and running a different map but other than that, your guess is as good as mine. Again ,i will ask the questions tomorrow and report back.

 

[Sparky]

As promised

Hi mate
We had to pressurise the fuel system because of lack of pressure at that height.
Cosworth also did a lot of work on the fuel management which made the car run very rich.
The lack of oxygen at that altitude reduced the power by aroung 30%.
We have a Monaco rack fitted to the car to allow great sterring lock, this was fine for most corners but
Neel had to spin up the rear wheels a bit to get around the really tight corners.

Cheers.
Tony.

Red Bull Racing Support Team Manager

 

[Sparky]

were you using a renault engine?

No the running show car uses a Cosworth unit.

 

[Sparky]

oh interesting so is it the same cosworth some of the teams are using this year? do you use a different gearbox to?

No its a much older spec, different gearbox as well.

 

[Sparky]

Snip

Yes

 

[Sparky]

Tom Cruise one is one of the best i think.