RE: Now Now...Rear Facia

[Jim Hill <Jim_Hill@chsra.wisc.edu>]

Rich Cottingham wrote:

>The Kamm style rear end supposedly adds 
>an aerodynamic advantage to the cars...

For whatever it might be worth (probably nothing!), I don't think this is
entirely accurate. IIRC, the theory behind the so-called "Kamm" tail is that
adding aerodynamic bodywork behind this point does not provide any less drag
than a "chopped-off" tail.  

The advantage of the Kamm design is not in better aerodynamics, but rather
in the weight saved by eliminating excess bodywork.

Jim Hill
Madison WI