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NeilBlanchard · 02-04-2014, 10:12 PM

Outboard wheels adds the complication of interaction between the separate shapes that can add turbulence/drag that is hard to anticipate.

What is that Red Bull car, by the way?

02-04-2014, 10:12 PM	#11 (permalink)
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