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mwilliamshs · 04-10-2015, 02:34 PM

Looks like most of the wake width is coming from the front wheels. Am I seeing that right?

Thinking of "velocity varies inversely with pressure" makes this image more meaningful to me.

This is the view from below, correct?

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