And so we begin...Skid Block

Nice and easy part to start with, the skid block. It's length and width are standardised, so its just a case of modelling it! Due to my wheelbase of 3330mm, the skid block is 3000mm long, beginning 330mm behind the Front Wheel Centre line of the car. It's 300mm wide across its whole length, and 10mm thick across it's whole length, apart from the rear 200mm, where it tapers to a width of 2mm at the end of the plank.

The Job of the plank on a F1 car is to regulate ride height, as it's thickness is measured throughout the event. Excessive wear (1mm) of the plank will result in a disqualification. The plank was introduced in 1994 along with stepped floors in order to regulate ride height and restrict the ground effect of the floors of flat bottomed F1 cars.

Below is a rendered image of the skid block, showing its holes along its length. The wholes are in the places instructed at the end of the FIA regulations.

Image Rendered in Kerkythea 2008.

And yes, Skid Blocks are boring.

Tom, PZR.