In 2015, John Force, after a long cooperation with Ford Motor Company went back to his roots and moved to the cockpit Funny Car dregster with the current generation of outlines Chevrolet Camaro. But in fact it was the body of an old Ford Mustang, which shestnadtsatikratny champion skated a season 2014. Despite the fact that work on the new carbon fiber shell started almost immediately at the time of signing the contract, for obvious reasons, the issue resolved in a couple of weeks was not. And just before the last stage, held in Topeka, force finally handed a brand new car, the development of which took more than a year. And this is the first body created from scratch by specialists since the Chevrolet presentation Monte Carlo back in 2004.
A team of engineers spent more than a dozen hours in the wind tunnel to ensure optimum performance that are necessary for the realization of the vast potential of 11,000-horsepower engine, allows you to overclock dregster to 330 mph in less than four seconds. One of the fundamentally new elements became a front splitter, directing air flow through the «hood» to the rear spoiler, which significantly increases downforce.
In addition, the body has become lighter than the previous incarnation and got recognizable Chevrolet Camaro 2016 design features the year.
Among other visible difference from the usual shape is worth noting that the air intake blower shifted to the front of the car and does not protrude from the windshield, as before. This had a positive impact on the visibility, but the main advantage of this configuration is security, because maximum engine taken out of the pilot's cockpit, which is extremely important in case of fire power plant.
«I started my career at the wheel of Chevrolet, and it is a great honor for me to roll on the track entirely new Camaro SS Funny Car, — shared his impressions of a veteran. — New dregster not only looks stunning, it is developed on a completely different technical level in comparison with all that we have had at their disposal before. This box was designed specifically to enhance the performance characteristics of the car, and make it more stable and predictable in terms of manageability. „
Subsequently Design Camaro SS will be available in 2016 and the rest of the team drivers John Force Racing in the face of Courtney Force and Robert Hite.
Photo: open source
«I started my career at the wheel of Chevrolet, and it is a great honor for me to roll on the track entirely new Camaro SS Funny Car, — shared his impressions of a veteran. — New dregster not only looks stunning, it is developed on a completely different technical level in comparison with all that we have had at their disposal before. This box was designed specifically to enhance the performance characteristics of the car, and make it more stable and predictable in terms of manageability. „
Subsequently Design Camaro SS will be available in 2016 and the rest of the team drivers John Force Racing in the face of Courtney Force and Robert Hite.
Photo: open source
