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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 09:57 PM
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Default Re: Aerodynamics Help

Originally Posted by Maxwell
Wow! With a wing that big your car must be making like 450-500 hp! At least I hope it does.
I know you're kidding and I'm going to be nice since you're new... I'm sure the engineers at Lotus would like to hear your opinions about developing rear aero wings for cars like their Elise and Exige which put out less than 200 hp and are nearly competitive with Corvette Z06's.

You should also look a some other spec class racers that put between 150 - 250 hp to the wheel... It has much to do about HP / Weight Ratio... I'm running a HP/W ratio that is 22% more than the OEM vehicle.

If you would like to play on a road track sometime, you might want to join the National Auto Sport Association (NASA) and come join us during some events, here is the website. There are regions in your area and you will quickly learn quite a few things. And hopefully appreciate the art and mechanics of the sport.
http://www.nasaproracing.com
 
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