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Originally Posted by trikkonceptz
I understand that the traction bars are efficient in themselves, but what if they were used as a frame for a boat tail? Then they would have function to keep traction plus be integral in cutting the rear end wake of the car.
At this level, we are talking about pieces made out of CF or other very light weight materials. But is there any reaon that a FWD dragster cannot side skirt both front and rear wheels? If you look at the pic I posted, there is no way those wheels turn to any practical degree.
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I think drag bikes are doing this one.And at 160-mph,aero is definitely a factor.I know guys with slow cars and they're obsessed with weight reduction as it a game of F= MA.I have an article about a Cadillac Coupe deVille that went through the Texas Chopsaw Massacre at Dallas Int'l Raceway long ago.The guys just kept cutting parts off the Caddy until nothing was left but the frame/wheels/suspension/powertrain/and rollbar.The car ran consecutively faster times,even with the total absence of a body! Nothing like your into.