{"id":9017,"date":"2014-06-17T09:43:34","date_gmt":"2014-06-17T16:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/?p=9017"},"modified":"2014-06-17T09:43:34","modified_gmt":"2014-06-17T16:43:34","slug":"june-happy-month-electric-motorsports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/june-happy-month-electric-motorsports\/","title":{"rendered":"June is a Happy Month for Electric Motorsports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With only half the month gone and the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb scheduled on its last week, June 2014 has seen records crumble at the Isle of Man TT and hybrid electrical technology dominate at the 80<sup>th<\/sup> running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.<\/p>\n<p>The electric part of the classic road race on the tight little island between Britain and Northern Ireland saw new records for the 37 mile spin around the southern roadways \u2013 like the Le Man circuit, otherwise public roads usually dominated by farm vehicles and passenger cars.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Buckeye Current&#039;s Sendoff to the 2014 IOM TT Zero\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c3gCF1d84Do?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ohio State University\u2019s Buckeye Racing Team ran a modified Honda CBR1000RR frame with a motor by Roman Susnik, the Slovenian who also designed the motors used in the Pipistrel G2 self-launching motorglider.\u00a0 They ran a respectable third place, a great accomplishment for a college team up against the might of the winning Honda Mugen.\u00a0 John McGuinness rode that $4.3 million racer to set a lap record of 117.366 mph, only 2.3 mph faster than team mate Bruce Ansley on a near-identical Shinden San.\u00a0\u00a0 Robert Barber rode the Buckeyes\u2019 machine at 93.531 mph, which edged out the fourth place Belgian Sarolea team bike ridden by Robert Wilson and was 10 mph faster than the VercarMoto ridden by Mark Miller.<\/p>\n<p>A dangerous event, this year\u2019s Isle of Man TT claimed two more lives.\u00a0 Overall, 242 racers have died in the last century on the Island\u2019s narrow roads.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the total wipeout of one of the Audi team\u2019s cars, from which the driver walked away, Le Mans was a relatively safe place to be this year.\u00a0 Most of the leaders were hybrids, with different technologies being put to the test, and the Nissan Zeod Garage 56 entry (an accommodation for innovative cars) put in the first all-electric lap of Le Mans and set a straightaway speed record of 300 kilometers per hour (186 mph).\u00a0 The innovative hybrid did not last for the race, though, wiping out a transmission only 24 minutes into the 24-hour event.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WORLD&#039;S FIRST FULL ELECTRIC LAP AT LE MANS\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kpku_34HC88?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Audi scored a 1-2 finish, but not without constant changes of the lead with Toyota and Porsche.\u00a0 Audi\u2019s Tdi (turbo direct injection) Diesel engines combined with a flywheel powered motor generator unit.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9023\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/lemans-2014-audi-r18-cutaway.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9023\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9023\" alt=\"Redefining cramped quarters in the Audi R18\" src=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/lemans-2014-audi-r18-cutaway-528x352.jpg\" width=\"528\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/lemans-2014-audi-r18-cutaway-528x352.jpg 528w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/lemans-2014-audi-r18-cutaway-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/lemans-2014-audi-r18-cutaway.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9023\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Redefining cramped quarters in the Audi R18. \u00a0See below for electrical drive next to driver&#8217;s feet<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.joest-racing.de\/en\/index.php\/cars\/single\/audi-r18-e-tron-quattro\">Joest Racing<\/a>, which ran the winning Audi\u2019s explains, \u201cThrough the intelligent combination of a conventionally powered rear axle with an electrically powered front axle the Audi R18 is transformed into an e-tron quattro \u2013 the first Audi racecar which is not powered exclusively by a combustion engine. The system located in the front of the car comprises of two driveshafts and a Motor Generator Unit (MGU) together with planetary gearbox, which retrieves its own energy from the electric flywheel accumulator mounted alongside the driver in the cockpit.<\/p>\n<p>The energy is recuperated and stored during braking. In the process, the front wheels drive the Motor Generator Unit. This accelerates electrically a carbon-fiber flywheel, which runs in a high vacuum. Once the corner is taken and the driver accelerates again, the system delivers the energy to the front axle \u2013 but as the regulations state, however, only above a speed of 120 km\/h. \u2018As a result, the advantage that we could theoretically have with the electric quattro drive is obviously severely limited,\u2019 explains Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich. The regulations also limit the maximum amount of energy that can be transmitted to the front wheels between two braking phases.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9020\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/lemans-2014-audi-r18-etron-quattro-cutaway-future-lab-mobility-20-960x639.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9020\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9020\" alt=\"With barely room for driver's feet, electric drive takes up rest of R18's nose\" src=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/lemans-2014-audi-r18-etron-quattro-cutaway-future-lab-mobility-20-960x639-528x351.jpg\" width=\"528\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/lemans-2014-audi-r18-etron-quattro-cutaway-future-lab-mobility-20-960x639-528x351.jpg 528w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/lemans-2014-audi-r18-etron-quattro-cutaway-future-lab-mobility-20-960x639-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/lemans-2014-audi-r18-etron-quattro-cutaway-future-lab-mobility-20-960x639.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With barely room for driver&#8217;s feet, electric drive takes up rest of R18&#8217;s nose<\/p><\/div>\n<p>These limitations were not so limiting as to prevent an Audi win, though.<\/p>\n<p>Toyota, a third-place finisher, was disappointed following several years of better luck.\u00a0 Their hybrid racing web site, explains, \u201cThe #7 TS040 HYBRID of Alex Wurz, St\u00e9phane Sarrazin and Kazuki Nakajima started from pole position and held a 90-second lead with less than half the race remaining.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, an unexpected electrical problem related to the wiring loom forced Kazuki to stop the car at Arnage corner. With no chance of returning to the pits, the #7 officially retired after 13 hours and 53 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe #8 TS040 HYBRID also had high expectations of fighting for victory but realistic hope was ended within 90 minutes. In a sudden downpour, and on slick tyres, Nicolas was involved in a multi-car accident on the Mulsanne Straight.\u201d\u00a0 The team was never able to recover from that and several other incidents.<\/p>\n<p>Despite its big disappointment in the race, Toyota plans to incorporate its regenerative technology in the next generation Prius, promoting the use of race-proven ideas in improved \u201ccivilian\u201d vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.drive.com.au\/motor-news\/nextgen-toyota-prius-to-pioneer-new-hybrid-technology-20140614-zs7sa.html\">Toyota Motor Sport team principal, Yoshiaki Kinoshita, told <\/a><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.drive.com.au\/motor-news\/nextgen-toyota-prius-to-pioneer-new-hybrid-technology-20140614-zs7sa.html\">Driv<\/a>e<\/i> the Japanese car maker is using the Le Mans race to look at ways of incorporating supercapacitors into production cars in the future, suggesting the next-generation Prius could introduce an integrated hybrid storage system with a combination of both a supercapacitor and battery pack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/toyota-debuts-988-hp-ts040-hybrid-le-mans-racer-takes-aim-at-porsche-and-audi\/\">Car and Driver <\/a><\/em>gave further insight into the complex hybrid system employed by Toyota.\u00a0 \u201cToyota also beefed up the hybrid system by adding a second electric motor-generator unit (MGU) built by Aisin to the front axle, which augments the carryover rear-axle Denso MGU.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9019\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/lemans-toyota-TS040-engine-mgu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9019\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9019\" alt=\"The TS040 HYBRID's four-wheel energy recovery\/generation hybrid system is a culmination of Toyota's racing hybrid system development, and is an excellent solution to fully utilize limited energy resources (Bimmerfest.com)\" src=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/lemans-toyota-TS040-engine-mgu-528x297.jpg\" width=\"528\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/lemans-toyota-TS040-engine-mgu-528x297.jpg 528w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/lemans-toyota-TS040-engine-mgu-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/lemans-toyota-TS040-engine-mgu.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9019\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The TS040 HYBRID&#8217;s four-wheel energy recovery\/generation hybrid system is a culmination of Toyota&#8217;s racing hybrid system development, and is an excellent solution to fully utilize limited energy resources (Bimmerfest.com)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cElectric energy captured during braking is stored in a Nisshinbo super-capacitor, and can zap the electric motors to produce a combined (and hearty) 475 horsepower, very nearly matching the output of the 513-hp, mid-mounted, naturally aspirated 3.7-liter V-8. (Yep, that\u2019s a total combined output of\u00a0<i>988 horsepower<\/i>!) This year\u2019s WEC rules include a classification hierarchy for MGU energy usage, in 2-megajoule increments from 0\u20138 megajoules, and the Toyota falls under the 6-megajoule hybrid energy allotment. (While the rules are somewhat complex, essentially the higher a team\u2019s megajoule allotment, the fewer megajoules of fuel energy it can use per lap.) Altogether, the TS040 racer is a whopping 25 percent more efficient than last year\u2019s TS030, Toyota claims.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9018\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/lemans-2014-porsche-919.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9018\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9018\" alt=\"Cutaway of Porsche 919, which they claim is the most complex Porsche ever, with gas-powered V-4 in rear, motor generator unit in front\" src=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/lemans-2014-porsche-919-528x297.jpg\" width=\"528\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/lemans-2014-porsche-919-528x297.jpg 528w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/lemans-2014-porsche-919-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/lemans-2014-porsche-919.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cutaway of Porsche 919, which they claim is the most complex Porsche ever, with gas-powered V-4 in rear, motor generator unit in front<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Most disappointed of all, Porsche finished in 11<sup>th<\/sup> and 13<sup>th<\/sup> places, 31 and 33 laps behind the lead Audi.\u00a0 This followed the 919\u2019s lead as late as the 20<sup>th <\/sup>hour.\u00a0 Their 500-horsepower V-4 engines and 250-horsepower electrical generator unit could hold their own with the Audis and Toyotas, but racing is often as much about luck as it is driving skill and technology.<\/p>\n<p>Getting 500 horsepower from two liters (the Nissan pulls 400 from 1.5 liters) is astonishing \u2013 as is making these engines last 24 hours at full throttle most of the way.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the awesome power outputs from these machines and their ability to withstand 24 hours of extreme punishment, the reliability of mechanical and electrical systems on these vehicles \u2013 along with the mandated 30-percent improvement in fuel economy over last year \u2013 shows major improvements we might be able to make in future cars and airplanes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"facebook_like\"><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fcafe.foundation%2Fblog%2Fjune-happy-month-electric-motorsports%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=500&amp;action=like&amp;font=segoe+ui&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:500px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With only half the month gone and the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb scheduled on its last week, June 2014 has seen records crumble at the Isle of Man TT and hybrid electrical technology dominate at the 80th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. 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