Marathon SuperCap 3000VA Specifications

Shell Eco-marathon Official Rules 2011 CHAPTER I

Article 20: Off-track vehicle movements All vehicles must be parked inside the designated paddock area or directly in front of it. When off the track

Article 23A: Driver Comfort Please note that in the event of hot weather conditions high temperatures could be attained inside the vehicle, potentia

3 – VEHICLE DESIGN 3A – Prototype Group Article 25: Vehicle Design During vehicle design, construction and competition planning, participating Te

Article 28: Visibility The Driver must have access to a direct arc of visibility (ahead, and to) 90° on each side of the longitudinal axis of the veh

Article 33: Engine and Fuel System Isolation from the Driver • A permanent Bulkhead must completely separate the vehicle’s propulsion and energy sto

This is required to protect driver or technician when working on the car in the event of the chain or belt breaking. It must be made of metal or compo

Article 41: Exhaust System • The exhaust gases must be evacuated outside the vehicle body. • Exhaust pipes must not extend beyond the rear of the v

5cm or greater, alternatively they should be made of foam or similar deformable material. This means for example exposed corners of solar panels, poin

• A towing hook or ring is mandatory on the front of the vehicle, so that it can be towed with a cable by another vehicle. This hook or ring must res

Hand held extinguishers must be located within the cockpit and be accessible to the Driver once they have vacated the vehicle. These should be secure

FOREWORD These Official Rules are designed to enable safe, technically sound and fair competitions. They intentionally leave many design parameters

• A vehicle handling course may be set up in order to verify the following when the vehicle is in motion: driver skills, turning radius and steering

Article 63: Clutch and Transmission • Vehicles with internal combustion engines must be equipped with a clutch system, so that during inspection an

4 – ENERGY SOURCES Article 68: General The vehicles may only use the following fuels: Internal Combustion: • Shell FuelSave Unleaded 95 (Europe

Results for the Electric Mobility Category (hydrogen fuel cell, solar, ‘Plug-In’-electricity) will be expressed in kilometres per kilowatt hour (km/kW

• Competitors are required to provide the main characteristics of the battery in their technical documentation: maximum voltage that can be supplied,

4A – Internal Combustion Engines Article 72: Propulsion The type or design of the internal combustion engines is not restricted, however they must

Fuel return lines must be fed into the fuel feed line below the fuel tank. • Competitors must only use hoses for the fuel system as supplied by the O

Article 76: deleted Article 77: Vehicles using hybrid technology • The use of a Super Capacitor to store recovered electric energy is mandatory

4B – Electric Motors Article 79: Fuel Cell Powered Vehicles Fuel system • The competitors must provide a description and a precise technical dra

The reset of the hydrogen detector, i.e., the hydrogen sensor and its electronics, must be done manually via a switch located in the fuel cell compart

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 - ORGANISATION 5Article 1: Acceptance 5Article 2: Entries 5Article 3: Track Access Conditions 5Article 4: Identification

Oxygen and air reserves The use of non-replaced oxygen or compressed air reserves is forbidden. Super capacitors If an embedded electric storage dev

• The Organisers provide these joulemeters for the duration of the event. A security deposit may be required for the joulemeters. • The joulemeters

Shell Eco-marathon ® Official Rules 2011 – Chapter 1 32• All vehicles must be equipped with one joulemeter to measure the electric motor en

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1 - ORGANISATION Article 1: Acceptance The entry forms must be sent completed, with all necessary documents, to the Organisers who will accept T

Article 4: Identification Logos, official partner streamers and racing numbers must be fixed to the vehicle body in accordance with the diagram provi

----------- PROTESTS AND DISPUTES ------------------ Article 7: Protests The Team Manager is the only person authorised to lodge protests. Protest

2 - SAFETY Article 10: Safety Rules As with any Motorsport activity there should be an understanding that certain inherent risks will be present.

Article 13: Briefing The attendance of any briefing sessions by the Organiser is mandatory for Team Managers and Drivers. Scheduled briefings will