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Cd · 10-13-2013, 04:24 PM

Here you can see the flat wheel ' covers ' used in the low drag version.
Note that the the area around the 'spokes' of the wheel are painted matte black to disguise the fact that there are no real spokes to the flat wheel.

10-13-2013, 04:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
Cd Ultimate Fail Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Austin,Texas Posts: 3,585 Thanks: 2,872 Thanked 1,121 Times in 679 Posts	Here you can see the flat wheel ' covers ' used in the low drag version. Note that the the area around the 'spokes' of the wheel are painted matte black to disguise the fact that there are no real spokes to the flat wheel.