Six-River
Racing VStorm
The
VStorm from Six-River Racing is a mid-engined sports car based on a unique
modular chassis design that can accept a number of powertrain packages.
Designed using advanced CAD techniques, the chassis of the Six-River Racing VStorm
is a hybrid construction unit that uses a combination of a spaceframe style
tubular structure, and stressed steel panels to provide a structure that is
both stiff and light in weight.
The
central driving position of the VStorm gives the driver a better sense of road
position and a superior field of vision. The two passengers sit slightly
further back and on either side of the driver.
In
developing the VStorm the designers and engineers worked together to create a
car which was both stylish and effective on the road. It was important to
achieve a balance that gave equal thought to safety, style, practicality and
performance.
The
computer aided design of the VStorm meant that many of the engineering and
production problems could be sorted without time consuming real-world
development.
The
suspension setup of the VStorm consists of double unequal length wishbones and
inboard aluminium coil over dampers at the front. Double unequal length
wishbones operated by pushrods and bell cranks with rear aluminium dampers
centrally mounted across the differential feature at the rear. The braking is
handled by 265 mm discs and 4 piston Wilwood calipers at the front. At the rear
are disc brakes with lightweight alloy calipers incorporating the handbrake
mechanism.