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Old 11-15-2012, 02:56 PM   #58 (permalink)
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This also was a factor in the le Mans crash of that year.
Magnesium engine block going through the grandstand like a flaming meteor? Maybe I picked a bad example.

Here's a 115-comment thread on a Subaru forum: Movable rear wing/airbrake

The Chaparal 2e suggests that given the massive torque on an adequate air brake, you're better off to apply downforce directly to the rear axle to improve what brakes you do have. So, no benefit for hypermiling (back on topic).
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