Formula Bee 1.1

Entry level single seater with interesting handling

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  1. TrackpadUser
    Inspired by the Formula Vee racing series, I present to you the Formula Bee racecar, built using autobello components.

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    The front suspension is an unmodified twin trailing arm suspension pulled straight out of the Autobello, with the rear being a swing axle design with "zero-roll" suspension inspired by a lot of modern Formula Vee designs.
    This results in some fairly interesting handling characteristics making this lightweight car a challenge to drive.

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    The drivetrain is straight out of the autobello, but has been flipped around for better weight distribution. While it is not very powerful, the very low weight allows for a fairly zippy car when using the correct engine mods.

    The chassis is a simple tube frame chassis with a separate nosecone, allowing for a very light weight under 500kg.

    Credits:
    Model and jbeam : Trackpaduser
    PBR Materials : @Nekkit
    Testing : @Stoat Muldoon, kaozer

Recent Updates

  1. Jbeam fixes, digidash and PBR materials. Aug 16, 2021

Recent Reviews

  1. MeIRL
    MeIRL
    5/5,
    Version: 1.1
    This is a very nice car!
    Nov 14, 2021
  2. Ax50
    Ax50
    5/5,
    Version: 1.1
    This mod is of dev quality, love the detail and car in general. My only complain is that it's way too sturdy, it's really hard to damage the body of the car, it's almost always unscathed after crashes. Hope this changes in a next version!
    Sep 18, 2021
    1. TrackpadUser
      Author's Response
      Formula Vees (which this is based on), are very simple tube chassis race cars. They don't really have any of the fancy crash structures that you'd see on most carbon monocoque single seaters.

      If you do find a decent picture don't hesitate to post it in the mod's thread, but most of what I've been able to find were tweaked chassis (which can happen with this mod).
  3. NicOz
    NicOz
    3/5,
    Version: 1.1
    Good job but it's impossible to drive with this.
    Sep 17, 2021
  4. mhegai
    mhegai
    5/5,
    Version: 1.1
    This thing is slower than i expected



    GP2 ENGINE! GP2!


    AAAAAAAAAAGH!
    Sep 10, 2021
  5. Yash_gamin144
    Yash_gamin144
    5/5,
    Version: 1.1
    smol car
    Aug 26, 2021
  6. TacoDoritos
    TacoDoritos
    5/5,
    Version: 1.1
    epic
    Aug 20, 2021
  7. Svpracer
    Svpracer
    5/5,
    Version: 1.1
    Just clicked download, however 10/10 for idea and making it real. LOVE racing the F-Vees in iRacing.
    Aug 20, 2021
  8. G-Farce
    G-Farce
    5/5,
    Version: 1.1
    I love how it's an amalgamation of other cars. Very interesting to see
    Aug 19, 2021
  9. Dexl
    Dexl
    5/5,
    Version: 1.0
    Brilliant mod, but is it possible to add a turbocharger option, and can you update it to the PBR update? But I love racing through italy on this!
    Jul 22, 2021
    1. TrackpadUser
      Author's Response
      There's a few things I want to fix before posting a new update, but don't worry it's already using PBR materials on my end.
  10. EclipseSpirit
    EclipseSpirit
    5/5,
    Version: 1.0
    The crashing is a bit weird but other than that, this is a very good mod.
    Jun 27, 2021
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