Lotus 78 and 79: The Ground-Effect Cars by John Tipler

Lotus 78 and 79: The Ground-Effect Cars John Tipler ebook
Page: 216
Publisher: The Crowood Press UK
ISBN: 9781847971432
Format: pdf

That era has special significance for me because it coincided with my return to England after many years in Africa and so I was able to watch the televised races as they happened. Jul 30, 2009 - “The Lotus 78 was designed around the notion of underbody aerodynamics, but the 79 was the first car that fully exploited ground-effect principles. Dec 1, 2013 - With the help of designer Ralph Bellamy and engineer Martin Ogilvie, the team worked in extreme secrecy to develop the car that would become known at the Lotus 78 JPS MkIII. Although I saw a few races in 1977, it was not until 1978 that I viewed a full season and got back into the swing of things. The car was build on the ground effect foundations that were laid by the Lotus 78. And that changed the face of racing. He tried them on his first ground effect car, the Lotus 78 of 1977, and they worked well enough to produce impressive downforce for the time. The car Today's Formula One cars are still influenced by the Lotus 79. To date, the car is respected owing to several design elements which made full use of the “ground effects” which its immediate predecessor, the Lotus 78 had pioneered. Feb 5, 2014 - 1978 Lotus 79 'JPS' The car that helped Mario Andretti to the '78 F1 title, and the one that pioneered proper ground effect aero, it's one of the most famous – and important – Formula One cars in history. Aug 6, 2009 - They started the season with the Lotus 78 and switched to the Lotus 79 after a few races.Ronnie Peterson,Mario's team mate, was killed at Monza during the race start in 1978. Feb 16, 2013 - The Lotus 79 was the triumphant fruit of all his toil. Andretti won The FIA began to be concerned that the downforce generated by ground effects cars were putting too much of a g-load on the drivers, and that the cars were reaching unsafe cornering speeds. Dec 8, 2009 - In 1978 Colin Chapman made a Formula 1 car that would change Formula 1 forever. Goodwood Festival of Speed 2012 – Lotus Photo Gallery (click image for larger photo and description). 2012 also marks the 50th anniversary of the ground-breaking Lotus Elan sports car, 40 years since the Esprit super car concept was first revealed by Giugiaro and 35 years since the innovative Lotus 78 ground effect Formula 1 car competed.