Specifications

POWERPLANT

Gus Gus is Powered by a CHEVROLET V8 hi-tech engine originally built for oval racing application ,the development for land speed record application was made by our team.

Engine: V8 CHEVROLET IRL
Fuel: ETANOLO-METANOLO
Cilindrata: 3.500 c.c.
RPM: 11.500
Max Power: 750 HP @ 11.500 RPM
Coppia max: 450 NM @ 8.000 RPM
Volume aria: 1400 kg/h

AERODYNAMIC

Aerodynamic has been entirely simulated on computer as the speed range of the vehicle can not be tested in any of the existing wind tunnels. Body shape has been optimized by computational fluid dynamics. Particular care has been addressed to the front of the vehicle to reduce air stagnation effect below the car.

CHASSIS

The chassis is made with a combination of three different tecnologies:

Carbon tub cockpit to ensure protection to the driver.

Steel tubular construction surrounding the carbon tub.

Fabricated aluminium structure to mate front suspension assembly

SUSPENSION GEOMETRY

Suspension geometry has been designed to optimize stability and traction on salt track. The layout is similar to single seater race cars.

WHEELS AND TIRE

16" special tires has been produced by Thompson Tire USA and has been designed for speed up to 450 mph.

A Specific test program was carried on in Italy to check the complete wheel performance under heavy load condition.

Wheels have been produced by machining a solid aluminium alloy round billet by ANTERA

BODYWORK

Body is made in fiber-glass, nomex and kevlar composite materials. The model to create the moulds was made in 6 pieces full scale.

DIMENSIONS

LENGTH mm: 8.004 (24.25')
WIDTH MAX mm: 1.145,5 (3,5’)

HEIGHT :
TOP OF CANOPY mm: 960 (37,8”)
TOP OF FIN mm: 1.460 (57,5”)
BOTTOM TO GROUND mm: 50 (2”)

FRONT TRACK mm: 800 (31,5”)
REAR TRACK mm 900 (35,4”)

WHEELBASE mm: 5.036 (15,26’)

WEIGHT kg: 1.300 (2870 LBS)

FRONT SECTION AREA m2: 0.88