Moslers

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Thump3r

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7 posts

254 months

Saturday 17th May 2003
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Is it true that the Moslers use a composite tub?

Beast

368 posts

285 months

Sunday 18th May 2003
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difficult answer.

If you mean are they like the Pagani/Enzo - then no, but there are elements of carbon in there.

Actually a very simple car (amazingly so, but then racers are quite simple people ).

If you look at the webcams in www.mt900.com and view the raceshop (I think) there's one in construction there.

Looking fwd to a road version coming over this summer (pls in time for LeMans !!!) - then you can see properly.

rollcentre

24 posts

283 months

Sunday 18th May 2003
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The tub is made from folded honeycombe, with a carbon outer layer. Its formed from a flat honeycombe sheet, which is routed and folded and glued to form a box like shape.

It is incredibly strong, stiff, light, and relatively cheap to make.

Beast

368 posts

285 months

Sunday 18th May 2003
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I take that back, they're not simple. They have this inate ability to write a sentance and for me to not understand it even after reading it 3 times.

....back to the website. Pictures are worth a 1,000 words.

....and congratulations Mr Short. After incorporating some of your developments the factory Mosler's just finished 3rd overall top of GTS in the Alabama Grand-Am race.

Gunman

8 posts

284 months

Wednesday 21st May 2003
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This article explains a bit of the Mosler's tub construction:

www.autofieldguide.com/articles/070104.html

gunman

8 posts

284 months

Sunday 25th May 2003
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Another good article on the Mosler chassis:

www.automotive-technology.com/projects/mt900/index.html