TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION :
PACIFIC-FORD PR02
- Moncoque
- Combined lay-up of high strength and high modulus uni-directional carbon fibre skins over aluminium honeycomb, designed in-house using Hewlett-Packard computer aided design systems and manufactured by Advanced Composites.
- Nosebox & Sidepods
- Carbon fibre energy absorbing structures designed to withstand the 1995 FIA crash test.
- Engine cover
- Ultra lightweight carbon fibre skins over nomex core.
- Wings
- High modulus carbon fibre female moulded aerofoil sections.
- Aerodynamics
- One-third wind tunnel model developed at MIRA.
- Suspension
- Pushrod, double wishbone/rocker to Penske damper units all round, designed to Pacific's requirements. Fabricated uprights.
- Brakes
- AP 6-pot callipers front, 4-pot callipers rear. Carbone Industrie carbon fibre brake disks and pads.
- Engine
- Ford Cosworth ED. 3.0 litre 75 degree V8.
- Telemetry System
- PI 'Plus Four' Telemetry system, operating on Hewlett Packard computers/printers.
- Cooling
- Sidepod-mounted water radiators utilising Secan cores.
- Gearbox
- 'Pacific' 6-speed semi automatic, longitudinal gearbox. Electronically operated gearshift, driver controlled skip shift.
- Oil System
- Pacific designed air/oil radiators supplied by Secan.
- Clutch
- Carbon fibre supplied by AP Racing.
- Battery
- Fiamm battery.
- Steering Wheel
- In-house Pacific designed, housing electronic driver controls
and semi-automatic switch gear and paddles.
- Safety
- 6 point driver safety harness. Carbon fibre fire extinguisher system complying to 1995 FIA technical regulations.
- Wheels
- Dymag, manufactured to Pacific's specifications.
- Fuel Tank
- ATL fuel cell manufactured to Pacific's specifications.
© Copyright 1995, Pacific Grand Prix Ltd., All Rights Reserved.
Last Modified: 1 October 1995