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Old 02-17-2010, 08:06 PM   #67 (permalink)
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the law

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Originally Posted by orange4boy View Post
Fantastic image of the wheel fairings on the original 1 litre Volkswagen

The front ones curve outward sharply from the centre.

If the law were changed to allow it,these wheel fairings could be made real ground-huggers and move to clear obstacles.
They might be worthless in a 4-season environment,but boy would they cut drag away from the snow and ice.
These are the reason some of the solar racers score such low Cds.
Great photo,thanks!
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