[rallyhub]

By popular request SRC has reactivated their Peugeot 205 T16 moulds.
This resulted in the blue Peugeot 205 T16 EVO1 Chrono Gauloises Test Car.
It is a Chrono version of the French Group B car, which means it is intended for competition use.
The car weighs only 79.1 grams, because mud flaps and the roll cage have been omitted.
That is about 10 grams less than the more detailed Original version.
The inliner 17000 rpm 230 grcm M3/N motor drives the sprung rear axle. The sprung front axle is driven by pulleys and a belt.
Naturally, it has also a sprung guide.
You can apply decals of starting numbers and rally plates yourself as desired.
The same applies to the roof antenna and the lamp pod with lamp lenses.

https://src.es/en/products/peugeot-205-t...car-chrono

On the circuit, the soft PAT Max100 tires bite into the road surface.
In combination with the high-quality components used in the four-wheel drive system, the Peugeot remains easily controllable even in the most extreme conditions.
My two SRC Chrono Porsches 914/6 were no match for the Peugeot. The Gauloises Peugeot was about 9% faster than both rear-wheel drive Porsches.
In summary, the new version of the 205 T16 is a very fast and winning car.


Here are a few pictures of the blue Peugeot:

       

       

[Henk]

Hi Hub, that's a very nice car. I have most of the 205's, including some from OSC.

I have a question, if I look at the picture of the chassis (on SRC website) I get the feeling that it is 3D printed because of the difference on the front. Is this the case or is it just the picture confusing me?

Regards,
Henk

[StuBeeDoo]

Gotta love a test car!  

[Kevan]

You can see the ejector pin points so I'd say it's injection moulded.

[rallyhub]

Hi Henk,

It is injection moulded.
I have seen that photo too. The reflections of the light cause this confusion.
That ribbed part is also present on my other SRC Peugeots.

Here's a photo of the floorpan and a detail of the ribbed area in front of the motor.

Hub

       

[Henk]

Thanks Hub, and Kevan 

[Henk]

By the way: SRC does a decal set for the car driven by Darniche/Mahé at the Tour de Corse in 1985.

   

[steveaca]

Very nice !
I can't really make out the suspension in the photo but it seems to me that the rear axle moves up and down relative to the motor. How much suspension travel is there ? As (apparently) axle is moving relative to the motor, is gear mesh negatively affected at extremes of suspension travel ?

[rallyhub]

Hi steveaca,

Suspension travel is about 1.5mm. In practice, the travel in the center of the rear axle, where the gears mesh, will be less.
Maybe the maximum stroke will only be achieved during a heavy landing.
The gears can handle that suspension travel.

In the photos you can see the coil springs above the brass bearings:

       

[steveaca]

Thanks a lot Hub. I'd love to find out how it works in practice.. Are the springs relatively soft (compared with, say, a standard Slot.it suspension kit) ?