[Shotimes] Plus hood lighter than OEM steel hood?

[Kirk Doucette]

This may sound stupid, but the aerodynamics for a Gen 1 would benefit from a
Gen 3 Spoiler.

Aren't spoilers that hang over the sides of the car creating more drag than
down force?

Kirk J Doucette
NESHOC President
Stormtrooper-97 White

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Donald Mallinson
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 4:56 PM
To: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
Cc: shotimes
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Plus hood lighter than OEM steel hood?

Ever weigh the rear spoiler?  I would be surprised if it was
5 pounds.  But the benefits are worth a lot more.

At the Atlanta convention (first one) we did laps of Atlanta
Motor Speedway and coming into turn three (now turn one) I
was up to about 118 mph and the back end got a little light!

I think the spoiler might have helped.

I still remember the feeling I had when that happened!
There was a reason the "school was limiting entry speed to
115 that day, but if you got to be tail end charlie and hung
back a little, you could play catch up and get an extra 2-3
mph with a stock SHO, that was enough to make a pretty big
difference.  Let me tell anyone that has never done an oval,
that those walls look HUGE and the corner TINY coming in
well over 100 mph.  I really got new respect for the NASCAR
guys that "just turn left" all day at 200 mph!

Don M.



> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bruce Malachuk" <bmalach1@nycap.rr.com>
> To: "shotimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 1:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Plus hood lighter than OEM steel hood?
>
>
>
>>So in essence to get the weight reduction benefits of a plus hood one just
>>needs to hit the bathroom before driving, not eat or drink anything the
>
> day
>
>>before and and drive barefoot? Right?
>>
>>Bruce
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