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Re: Ground effects and down force

To: eric10mm@qni.com, hottvr@tfs.net
Subject: Re: Ground effects and down force
From: Smokerbros@aol.com
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 01:43:23 EST
Mike writes:

 >At what speed do ground effect type cars start to make real down force?
 >Does anybody have an answer?

Eric responds:

<<  Umm, Mike, you know that you left yourself wide open there.  ;^)
 
 Not at any speeds that we're going to encounter during Solo 2 events, that's
 for sure. >>

Well, the A/Mod and B/Mod guys would all disagree, though I don't really know
what the actual number is.  Barry Goldine says you can feel the grip suddenly
get better at the speed that the aerodynamics come in.

CHuck

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