Motor Racing has always provided the practical basis for the development of new technology. Disc brakes are just one example.
KERS, Kenetic Energy Recovery Systems, are shortly to receive the attention of the top brains in F1 design, as they will be required on all cars shortly. See "Letters to F1 Teams" on the F!A link.
I wanted to know all about KERS, googled it and was directed to a valuable mine of information provided by Keith Collantine at the "F1 fanatic website", to which there is a link on our main portal page.
Read all about it at http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/04/17/problems-with-kers-and-its-impact-on-f1/
By promoting KERS the FIA and Max are, in my opinion, most definitely on the right track .....
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