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IAA Frankfurt Car Show 2015
Friday, 23, October, 2015
This year the IAA was maybe the greatest car show event I ever assisted in the last ten years. The number and the quality of innovations presented was huge, showing without any doubt that the sector is pushing hard out of the financial crisis.
From the technological point of view we extrapolated some tendencies:
- every car maker is looking at electric and hybrid technologies, pushing hard on the performances;
- every car maker is downsizing the engine with more sophisticated turbocharging solutions;
- the composites materials are becoming a must to have, at least for aesthetic purposes;
- dual clutch and automatic ‘more than 7 gears’ gearboxes will become more popular also to medium class cars;
- the quality of assembling is sometimes astonishing.
Enjoy some pics
Karting World Championship 2015
10-13, September, 2015
Karting is considered to be the first stepping stone for young drivers aspiring to reach the highest levels of motor sport, or simply hoping for a career as a racing driver.
While the vast majority of current (and past) F1 drivers came from Karting, it has grown racing talents that populate a wide variety of racing disciplines, such as the FIA World Endurance Championship, which is the basis of the 24 Hours of Le Mans classic each June.
D4S Motorsport decided to give a closer look at the discipline, and, as usual, exploit the opportunity to tests some technical advanced solutions, like a nanocomposite damping coating and some special components, in collaboration with the Spanish Team Jamkart.
The event was held at the extraordinary “Le Mans Karting International.”
Nearly 200 drivers descend on Le Mans, no doubt drawn by the prospect of competing at Le Mans.
They were representing a remarkable 42 countries and did battle in front of a big crowd that will include FIA President Jean Todt.
D4S Motorsport participated with Segio Duranter in the KZ, which is the advanced category for gearbox karts – it was previously called Super ICC and KZ1. Since its inception in 2010, KZ has attracted some of the most promising young drivers before they take the next step to single-seater racing.
Rally WRC Stars at Ice Series 2016
Friday, 23, October, 2015
Everything is under frenetic preparation in D4S Motorsport factories for the next 2016 winter Ice Series International Championship. The incredible prototype based on the WRC Citroen DS3 is actually collecting all the latest racing technologies as nanotechnology surface engineering, additive manufacturing made D4S Motorsport titanium sequential gearbox, lithium batteries and Inconel exhausts, and a full composites body.
960 Kg, 450 HP, four wheel drive. Such an advanced technologies will be hardly tested by an exceptional famous driver, the WRC star Armin Schwarz that will share the driving wheel with the other D4S Motorsport top drivers in the most important races of the 2016 Championship.