Topic: Water cooled brakes
The caravan, as best I can conjecture, cannot be much faster so I need to focus on handling and braking.
My team and I have been discussing that and one thought was focused on brake cooling. We’ll definitely have the best brake components we can afford, but then do some extra because engineering nonsense is the fun of this game.
Our solution is:
1. Ducted air vents to the brakes from the front fog light holes.
2. Windshield wiper fluid ports installed at the entrance.
3. Wire the pump to the brake light with an in-line toggle, so it’s not pumping water on cold brakes.
The hopeful outcome is that the ports pump water mist into the air being funneled to the brakes, enhancing cooling, more specifically preventing the worst of heating during hard braking, by max cooling during braking.
Questions are these:
Will this violate any rules or norms about fluids on the track? I see rules about fuel and exhaust leaks, but water isn’t mentioned in the rules explicitly.
Is the cooling while braking the optimal set up or should we do something else?
Has anyone done anything similar with good or bad outcomes?