2005 FERRARI f430 challenge


 

      Specifications    

Car type    Race Body design    
Year    2005 Engine design    
Make     Engine type    
Model    F430 Challenge Built by    
Colour ext/int     Total built    
Serial number     Built in period    xx/xxx/2005

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  xx/xxx/xxxx
Launch date  
and place   		 15/Sep/2005 at Frankfurt Price    
Building date    xx/xxx/xxxx Version    Press Photo
 Engine  Dimensions
Nr. of cylinders    8 Length    4512 mm
Arrangement    V in 90 degrees Width    1923 mm
Bore    mm Height    1184 mm
Stroke    mm Wheelbase    mm
Unitary and  
total capacity   		 cc
 4308 cc		 Track front  
Track rear   		 mm
 mm
Position     Wheels make  
and type   		 
Cilinder block   and head     Wheel size front  
Wheel size rear   		 
 
Compression   ratio    ... : 1 Tyres make  
and type   		 
Max power   output    490 bhp at 8500 rpm Tyre size front  
Tyre size rear   		 
 
Spec. power  
per liter   		 bhp/liter Empty weight  
Kerb weight   		 kg
 1225 kg
Spec. weight  
per bhp   		 kg/bhp Maximum  
weight   		 kg
Max torque    465 Nm at 5250 rpm Engine weight    kg
Max revs  
(red  line)   		 ... rpm Fuel tank    liters
Timing gear    ... valves per cilinder
 DOHC		 Fuel tank   placement    
Fuel feed     Weight distr.  
front / rear   		 ... % / ... %
Lubrication        
Ignition        
 Electrical   system        
Cooling system        
Sparkplugs        
Transmission Body and chassis
Wheeldrive    rear Body frame    
Clutch     Chassis type    
Gearbox     Number of seats    
Differential     Suspension front    
1st gear ratio    ... : 1 Suspension rear    
2nd gear ratio    ... : 1 Brakes front    
3rd gear ratio    ... : 1 Brake size front    mm
4th gear ratio    ... : 1 Brakes rear    
5th gear ratio    ... : 1 Brake size rear    mm
6th gear ratio    ... : 1 Steering    
7th gear ratio    ... : 1 Hand drive    l/r
Reverse gear   ratio    ... : 1    
Final drive  
ratio   		 ... : 1    
     Performance    
0-60 mph    ... seconds 0-100 kph    ... seconds
0-100 mph    ... seconds 0-200 kph    ... seconds
1/4 mile    ... seconds 0-1000m    ... seconds
1 mile    ... seconds Fuel   consumption   overall    ... liters/100km
top speed    kph    
     Features    

Car features  

 

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Type of   championship     Driver(s)    
Event     Car number    
Date(s) event    xx/xxx/xxxx

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  xx/xxx/xxxx Previous races  
& results   		 
Circuit     Sponsors    
Race result     Other suppliers    
     Comments    

The F430 Challenge retains the same general look and 490 hp engine as the road-going version. However, it also incorporates a large number of significant track-oriented modifications and a host of new features not seen in the car currently used in the series, the 360 Challenge, which it joins on the track next season and completely replaces in 2007.

An intensive series of development tests held at Fiorano and other prestigious circuits have honed the F430 Challenge’s talents too. In fact, it offers a stunning series of features sure to meet with the approval of its drivers.

The electronic gearbox is also F1-derived and works in exactly the same way as the one used aboard the Grand Prix car. Thanks to a sinterised two-plate clutch and specific software, it also offers the same gear-changing times as the road-going F430 (150 ms) in the much more extreme track conditions. Fifth and sixth gear ratios have also been modified with respect to the road-going version as has the final drive ration order to make the very most of the engine on all
the circuits where the F430 Challenge will race. New 19’’ slick tyres were also developed specifically by Pirelli and are designed to comply with the very strict racing regulations that demand endurance whilst still delivering blistering performance.

The F430 Challenge boasts a kerb weight of just 1,225 kg (excluding petrol). Weight has been reduced in every area of the car, from the engineering to the bodywork. Of particular note are the Lexan® windscreen, the all-carbon fibre intake plenum cover, and the specific exhaust system. To ensure that drivers get the full benefit of the car’s sporty prowess on the track, the E-Diff has been replaced by a mechanical differential and the EBD has been replaced with a mechanical system. Similarly, the stability and traction control is permanently disengaged and “race” settings have been maintained on the gearbox and engine management system, along with the ABS and ASR, thus doing away with the manettino switch. The ASR can be deactivated by the driver at will.

The most notable of the other solutions introduced in the new F430 Challenge is the new steering wheel with a quick release mechanism to make it easier to get into and out of the car. The wheel is also equipped with buttons for radio contact with the pits, to set the pit lane speed and interface with the new colour digital instrument panel. The rear of the car is characterised by a new exhaust system which has high central tail pipes, and by the modified grille which increases the extraction of hot air from the rear of the engine bay. The anti-roll bars, springs and single-rate shocks have all been modified for racing use too. The centre locking wheels make wheel
changes faster too as does the fact that the car incorporates pneumatic jacks.
 
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2005 Fiorano


 
     Videos    

5th Gear F430 Challenge (26MB)
 
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