This car originated in the UK as an Ariel Atom 2 with the 245bhp Honda Type R motor. It was purchased in 2004 by Open Wheeler Imports, who were Ariel’s agent in New Zealand and Australia. It was at the NZ Auckland motor show in 2004 and was used for customer demonstrations in NZ at Pukekohe race track.
Jaydee purchased the car in parts in 2006, and imported it to Australia. We re engineered the seating, brakes, steering, modified and strengthened the chassis, fitted the roll over hoop, sway bars, a new motor, complete with harness etc, all to suit Australian ADR’s, and our personal requirements. Experiments with the bubble screens provided excellent wind protection from below the forehead at all speeds.
After 3000klms of testing and data logging using the Motec ADL2 with the Pro software, a new 10” longer wheelbase chassis was designed and built. Better weight distribution, improved roll centers, improved and strengthened suspension design were all achieved with stability improved. Cornering is now over 1.2G on a windy road without being silly, without wings.
Engine development continued with the addition of the Rotrex Supercharger in 2007, and a Stepped header/twin pass muffler design in 2009. The Honda VTec motor will idle, and drive perfectly at low speed, returns excellent fuel consumption, and yet the current configuration produces an amazing 594Wheel HP. Almost all of the car bodywork, moulds and components were produced by Jaydee (in New Gisborne), with some of the carbon parts made overseas.
With an extra 175BHP the Jaydee Ariel Atom 600 has approximately 30% better power to weight than the Ariel AtomV8. This makes the Australian developed Jaydee Ariel Atom the fastest Ariel Atom ever built.
On Road Performance as at 31/1/2012 (with a passenger, road legal tyres and without wings)
Cornering >1.2G
Braking 1.0 – 1.2g
Acceleration 0 – 50kph < 1.3Sec <9Metres
0 – 100kph < 2.7Sec
60 – 100kph < 1.1Sec <27Metres
80 - 120kph < 1.1Sec
On Track Performance (with a passenger, road legal tyres and with wings)
Cornering 1.5G to 1.6G (as datalogged from Winton)
Acceleration 100 – 160kph < 2.3Sec just a 4th gear std gear ratios roll on
Acceleration 100 – 160kph approx 2Sec using 2nd and 3rd Gearx Close Ratio's
Drive ability is made possible with comphrensive Traction Control, and Flat shift all programmed to suit the car.
Our engine development includes the addition of closed loop knock control and variable boost control. Boost is tune able with the gear, lateral “g” loading and by the driver. Engine, drive train and supercharger combinations give the capability of up to 750bhp, with a sequential 6 speed gearbox.
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