The durability test of the SUBARU WRX STI NBR 24-hour race specification car of this year specification, which was announced at the public shakedown held at Fuji Speedway on February 22, will be on Fuji Speedway for three days from February 28 It was carried out. This durability test conducted by Subaru Technica International (STI) young engineers repeatedly runs the mileage repeatedly for 30 minutes by using the Fuji Speedway International course of 4.4 km per cycle, repeatedly running mileage It is getting. Driver is Hideki Yamanouchi, the 4th year of the NBR project, and the familiar driving of Takuto Iguchi who joined the team from this year was also incorporated into the program. By repeating the runs of alternating drivers, we will increase the number of working distances of key components such as engines, transmissions and suspension while we are setting up the machine, we will continue durability check for the race.
Last year's 24-hour race, when I exchanged the suspension to a new set before the race, I heard that the feeling of the driver has changed, this year I will take advantage of that reflection and set a plan to use at the actual race I will repeat durability tests. In addition, while the gear itself is overhauled, the transmission continues to use individuals traveling from last year's 24-hour race to the internal shaft and so on, and checks the life expectancy of the parts. Regarding the engine, while doing the durability test, we have finely adjusted the setting of the ECU in order to cope with boost regulation becoming severe from this year. As a result, we were able to save about 5 hours of traveling miles in 3 days and completed the test without major troubles. Next week, we plan to replace the transmission with those of the final race specification of this year and to continue the test run. It is supposed to replace the flywheel with one that is lighter in accordance with that, and it is planned to reduce the shift shock which worries the influence on each part by this. In addition, the temperature measurement after the long run in the first day morning when the temperature and road temperature was high, I caught the tendency that the temperature of the left front tire becomes higher than the temperature of the other three wheels. Therefore, we found that when the small wind guard flap was attached to the front of the fender, temperature rise could be suppressed. It is an advantage of the endurance test that you can discover these things and find a solution.
Team director Tatsumi said, "There was a warm environment with the warm environment on the first day, there was also a change in the conditions that the road was cold after that.In addition, on the second day it rained in the morning and we were able to confirm the wet tires I think that it became a good driving test.In the next week, a gearbox of low gear ratio specification for the race will also arrive and this will be the final race set, we will carry out the durability test for about two more days , The domestic driving test is over and we are going to prepare for delivery to Germany.It's already better than last year at lap time, so it's a feeling that we have come almost as planned so far. " I am talking.
Driver Yukinobu Yamanouchi said, "Although we decided to change the brake set from the original considering various conditions, there is nothing to worry about because it is a very good feeling including controllability.It is very easy to maneuver It is a good feeling because it is set to be able to get in. Engine feeling was slightly incongruous (due to boost regulation), but since everyone of STI has responded very hard, I hope that it will get better, and I would like to devise ideas so that we can improve the time elsewhere. " In addition, Takuto Iguchi said, "I had a fixed concept that the AWD race car was difficult to handle, but I felt that this car was straightforward and easy to get on.In this test, Yamanouchi set up the setting Although I am a familiar driving center, I am able to run while feeling information and change.The lap time has also stabilized and I think that I will be able to run with confidence in the race race.
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