Insight: Revolution Racecars A-One
Radical Sportscars are widely recognised as inventing the production racecar, and its most successful racecar, the SR3, embodied that concept in all forms. It was well priced, forgiving, fast and safe.Â
But with over 20 years on the market, the steel spaceframe chassis and engine options between 200-300bhp lack performance by today’s sporting standards.
Revolution Racecars A-One at Portimao Circuit.
Revolution Racecars‘ A-One is Radical Founder Phil Abbott’s idea of the successor of the SR3 – bringing that same concept up to date, with higher performance (400bhp), safety and technology, but still, with that driveability that an owner/driver could get out of the car.
Abbott’s vision for the car was to bring LMP2-type construction in terms of safety standards to the production racecar market but at less than half the price. Noting the pre-preg work used to construct LMP chassis was very labour intensive, Abbott perceived that this was where Revolution Racecars could find a considerable cost-saving element. Revolution Racecars A-One double Halo design.
Adopting a resin infusion carbon fibre construction, which has seen an enormous amount of development over recent years for wind turbines and ocean-going boats, Abbott ascertained that this technology could produce a composite racecar at the price point Revolution Racecar’s desired.Â
Revolution Racecars‘ A-One chassis structure is made up of a series of carbon fibre layers called Qua...
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