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Old 05-19-2010, 03:32 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Is there a handy link to a story about the prop-driven experiment?
For stability issues, it is a pity that a front-engined chassis was not chosen, but that was part of the learning curve. Streamlining was slow to catch on even for racing because it often caused lift, and unevenly at that.
I know this would probably be a band-aid sin, but how about two small "training-wheels" behind and outside of the front wheels? I know that would add to the Cd, but it might allow the frontal track to stay narrow and therefore keep the front wheel-skirts. Maybe the little wheels would be on +-15 degree castors for grins, I don't know.

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