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Old 09-06-2011, 01:33 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by wyatt View Post
Plus, our main goal was to test for drag reduction, and a roll down test like you described would more likely be used to test the rolling resistance of the tires.
Thanks for the input!
As long as you get up to 45+ mph coasting down the hill in the test and keep the tires inflated the same the test results for drag reduction will be valid.
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