Le Mans Supersport Road/Racing Car

Ground-hugging, light-weight racer for the road or track, performance in the extreme.

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  Our new car, the Nota Le Mans, has an emphasis on a low Cd figure whilst using a ground-hugging, flat bottom rear venturi for maximum ground effects. We have also created a modular rear engine sub-frame so that a range of engines can be fitted, from a motorcycle engine with a sequential six-speed gearbox, through the classic 4AGe Toyota, the new Toyota 1800cc VVTi and, for the really serious, the 3-litre quad cam V6 Toyota as used in the Nota FI and, new in 2007, the 2.3 litre 190kw turbo out of the Mazda 3. With the exception of the motorcycle-engined version, for ease of construction and maintenance, the engine, gearbox and drive shafts come from a single donor car.
  There is a surprising amount of space in the passenger compartment as the engine and gearbox are mounted transversely behind the driver capsule. This mid-engine layout also gives the car a low polar moment as the main mass is on the car's centre of gravity.
  In road trim, the Nota Le Mans conforms to all current and foreseen Australian Design Regulations.

For more on the Nota Le Mans, you can download a recently published article in either Microsoft Word (7.6Mb) or Adobe Acrobat (164Kb) format.  You may also be interested in the evolution of the Le Mans with all that entails in getting the design settled with CAMS for a racing version and from the RTA for the road-going version,.

LE MANS SPECIFICATION

The Nota Le Mans' specifications are open to individual tailoring to meet your requirements, be it for road, track, or a combination of both.

Engine options:
Body:
The aerodynamic body that bolts onto the chassis has foam outer inlays for maximum side intrusion protection and also incorporates air ducting for the radiators which are beside the passengers a la Formula 1, thus providing further side intrusion protection. The foam inlays conform to CAMS 2C Supersport protection specification. The low front splitter nose cone used for racing is easily swapped for a road-going version using four quick-release catches.
Chassis:
A high torsion, fully triangulated, rigid centre passenger tub with a torso roll cage and collapsible outer framework for extra shock absorbing protection.
Suspension:
Developed from our Formula III suspension with fully adjustable multi-link wishbones at the front and adjustable wishbone/struts at the rear. Both front and rear shock absorbers have adjustable ride hight and dampening.
Brakes:
Four wheel, ventilated disks with optional bias adjustment and/or boosting.
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