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Originally Posted by BabyDiesel
One thing I have thought of is to build a containment system in order to keep the air from spilling over the sides of the car. You can see an example of this on the Bonneville Fusion:
Notice how the side edges of the roof is raised slightly. Doing this from the front bumper to the boattail end should encourage air to flow straight over the car in an organized fashion. |
The fences on the roof of the Bonneville car are to spoil lift should the car lose traction and get sideways on the track,where at the anticipated velocity,it would be enough for the car to lift-off.Other than that,the fence serves no function.