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Old 11-30-2015, 05:28 PM   #68 (permalink)
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rake or tunnels

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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
Flat plate at a rake or underbody tunnels?
Sorry for late response,just now caught your question.
Since there's such little published information I'm gonna guess that:
*tunnels would only be for record cars on a closed track,where downforce would be helpful around the banked curves.
*otherwise,a flat belly,and maybe raked,as Ford did with their Probe-IV

As we get closer to 2025,we may see some research papers on this sort of thing as carmakers attempt to reach 50+ mpg fleet average.
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