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Old 02-27-2013, 10:30 AM   #5 (permalink)
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You're right; marketing hype is far more prevalent than the simple publishing of facts.

Every time we made a new body Marketing said it was more aerodynamic- not that they had a shred of data. I used to joke that soon we'd need to equip the sleds with better brakes, parachutes, and maybe even anchors or tie-downs because they were getting so aero they'd take off all by themselves.
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