Tamiya 1/12 1975 Team Tyrrell "Project 34"
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 11:37 am
F1 has been and continues too be the cutting edge of auto design and function. To say some of the designs go outside the box is no stretch of imagination.
September 1975 would bear witness to what many consider, one of the most unusual designs to compete in F1. The subject, Derek Gardner's Project 34, the Tyrrell P34 Six Wheel racer. No one had ever thought or seen such a racer put into F1 competition. The concept was simply genius. The idea was to put four small tires behind the nose of the car resulting in almost no drag or lift, as was happening with the front tires of the other cars. Also more road to tire contact was a bonus as well. These marvels were raced with many front of the pact finishes, at the Sweden GP, the Tyrrell P34 took a one-two finish. Jody Scheckter completed the season ranking 3rd place in the Driver's Standings, Patrick Depailler taking 4th. Tyrrell won 3rd place in Constructor's Standings. Issues with the car kept it from being first. Too validate the P34's efficacy, the FIA moved to ban Six Wheelers from Formula One during 1983. This means that the Tyrrell P34 Six Wheeler is the 1st and last, six wheeled F1 Machine. As a foot note, the bugs have been worked out with the machine and is considered one of todays most competitive/feared machine's raced in Classic F1 Car Competitions. I have always been armored to this sleek powerful beast and after a long pause and retirement, decided I once again would venture into F1 modeling with Tamiya's beautiful kit of this F1 Racer. I have chosen as my subject Jody Scheckter's #3. I am using the reissued version w/PE. So let the fun began
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September 1975 would bear witness to what many consider, one of the most unusual designs to compete in F1. The subject, Derek Gardner's Project 34, the Tyrrell P34 Six Wheel racer. No one had ever thought or seen such a racer put into F1 competition. The concept was simply genius. The idea was to put four small tires behind the nose of the car resulting in almost no drag or lift, as was happening with the front tires of the other cars. Also more road to tire contact was a bonus as well. These marvels were raced with many front of the pact finishes, at the Sweden GP, the Tyrrell P34 took a one-two finish. Jody Scheckter completed the season ranking 3rd place in the Driver's Standings, Patrick Depailler taking 4th. Tyrrell won 3rd place in Constructor's Standings. Issues with the car kept it from being first. Too validate the P34's efficacy, the FIA moved to ban Six Wheelers from Formula One during 1983. This means that the Tyrrell P34 Six Wheeler is the 1st and last, six wheeled F1 Machine. As a foot note, the bugs have been worked out with the machine and is considered one of todays most competitive/feared machine's raced in Classic F1 Car Competitions. I have always been armored to this sleek powerful beast and after a long pause and retirement, decided I once again would venture into F1 modeling with Tamiya's beautiful kit of this F1 Racer. I have chosen as my subject Jody Scheckter's #3. I am using the reissued version w/PE. So let the fun began
.