Formula Vee Gen1

TYRES

• Slick, front 1.95 bar, rear 1.90 bar. Optimal operating temp: 85–95°C. No tyre blankets available in this class (cold-start tyres) — plan opening lap to build temp through Paddock Hill and Druids braking before pushing to absolute limit.

ELECTRONICS

• TC: N/A (not equipped)
• ABS: N/A (not equipped)
• Brake Pressure: 100%
• Brake Bias: F: 66% / R: 34%

DRIVETRAIN

• Fuel Map: N/A (fixed engine map, no adjustable fuel map on Formula Vee)
• Gear Ratios (4-speed, short gearing for torque delivery):
• 1st: 3.181
• 2nd: 2.111
• 3rd: 1.520
• 4th: 1.185
• Final Drive: 4.111

SUSPENSION

• // FRONT
• Ride Height: N/A (not adjustable)
• Wheel Rate FL / FR: N/A
• ARB: N/A
• Brake Torque Multiplier: 100%
• Brake Bias: 66%
• // REAR
• Ride Height: 42mm
• Wheel Rate RL / RR: N/A
• ARB: N/A
• Diff Preload: N/A (fixed differential)
• Diff Coast: N/A
• Diff Power: N/A
• Steering Lock: 16 degrees

DAMPERS

• N/A — not adjustable on this car

AERO

• N/A — no aero adjustment on this car

KEY SETUP NOTE

• Rear ride height is the single biggest lever you have: 42mm keeps the rear planted and low for Clearways/McLaren high-speed stability while still surviving Druids' hairpin compression without bottoming — going lower risks instability over Paddock's downhill entry kerbs, going higher costs you rotation confidence at Graham Hill.

TRACK GUIDE

• Paddock Hill Bend: brake late but progressively — it's downhill and off-camber on entry, trail-brake in aggressively to rotate the nose, then get on power early since the track drops away and unloads the rear.
• Druids: this is the lap's biggest time-maker/breaker — brake in a straight line, rotate hard on entry, sacrifice outright mid-corner speed for a clean, early throttle application to maximize the run down Cooper Straight.
• Graham Hill Bend: trail-brake deep, let the car rotate on the downhill camber — with the fixed diff, smooth throttle pickup is essential to avoid snap oversteer.
• McLaren (T7) and Clearways: both are about carrying minimum speed loss — commit to a wide, late-apex line, unwind steering early to maximize exit speed onto the straight, since this is a 93hp car and every km/h of carried speed compounds down the straight.
• With only 93hp and a fixed diff, this track rewards momentum preservation over outright braking bravery — smoothness through Graham Hill and Clearways wins more time than late-braking heroics into Paddock.

THEORETICAL BEST LAP

• 0:51.200 — estimated theoretical optimal based on combined best sector performance, dry track, full push lap, no traffic.

REAL WORLD RECORD

• No official record (Formula Vee does not race competitively at Brands Hatch Indy in real-world championships at this scale).

SIM RACING RECORD

• ~0:51.800 — Automobilista 2, Formula Vee Gen1, dry conditions, best community hotlap estimate (official leaderboard times vary by patch/build).