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Re: coefficient of drag

To: "landspeedracer" <landspeedracer@msn.com>,
Subject: Re: coefficient of drag
From: Skip Higginbotham <saltrat@pro-blend.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 09:02:05 -0600
OK, great info.....from what wind tunnel and were the results from models
as your note might indicate? Or from full size cars?
Skip (Curious)


At 06:01 PM 2/13/02 -0500, landspeedracer wrote:
>Wind Tunnel Results. The latest wind-tunnel results are in: The unofficial
>numbers from the wind tunnel showed the #20-Pontiac had a .335 CD (coefficient
>of drag), the #8-Chevy a .338, the #88-Ford a .341 and the #40-Dodge a .342.
>The lower the CD, the more efficient the model. NASCAR officials are leaning
>toward trimming Dodge's rear spoiler.(Winston Salem Journal)(2-13-2002)

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