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Old 01-13-2014, 07:24 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by kach22i View Post
An interesting study in frontal area, time, function, technology and designing for the conditions of the road.

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The area's look near equal and with the reputation for race cars being that of high drag, I have to wonder which one is the more aerodynamic.
I'd guess that the antique/vintage racer would have the lower Cd (maybe 0.90 vs 1.2 for the F-1 car),we'd have to compare frontal areas for drag factors.
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