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Old 06-12-2009, 06:22 PM   #15 (permalink)
Otto
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Originally Posted by skyl4rk View Post
Remember that 95% of the time your wheels will be straight and not turned, especially at higher speeds. Better to optimize the design for the 95% period rather than try to optimize under all angles of turn.
Yep. Any time you're going slow enough to crank the steering over, you're too slow to make much aero drag. Better to set it up for max efficiency at cruise speed.
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