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Old 07-19-2012, 03:44 PM   #22 (permalink)
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The slope of the skid plate compresses air between itself and the ground. Opposite reactions, air pushes back up, pressing up on the car from underneath, creating lift.

There's a reason race cars have air dams and spoilers, the opposite of upward angled skid plates.
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