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NeilBlanchard · 03-06-2012, 05:03 PM

Race cars are not low drag -- let me rephrase that: *most* race cars are not low drag.

The straight sides with no taper on any side will be high drag. Here's the lowest drag race car I know of:

It's the Le Mans Panhard 64.

03-06-2012, 05:03 PM	#24 (permalink)
NeilBlanchard Master EcoModder Join Date: May 2008 Location: Maynard, MA Eaarth Posts: 7,907 Mica Blue - '05 Scion xA RS 2.0 Team Toyota 90 day: 42.48 mpg (US) Forest - '15 Nissan Leaf S Team Nissan 90 day: 156.46 mpg (US) Number 7 - '15 VW e-Golf SEL TEAM VW AUDI Group 90 day: 155.81 mpg (US) Thanks: 3,475 Thanked 2,950 Times in 1,844 Posts	Race cars are not low drag -- let me rephrase that: most race cars are not low drag. The straight sides with no taper on any side will be high drag. Here's the lowest drag race car I know of: It's the Le Mans Panhard 64. __________________ Sincerely, Neil http://neilblanchard.blogspot.com/