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Old 09-16-2016, 11:17 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Stubby79
Either you take dang good care of it, or you just happen to have the random odd one that's dependable.
Removing 10s of pounds and running empty means it's had a pretty easy life. Compared to say loading up all your buds and their gear and heading up a mountain pass.

OP -- While basjoos runs double walled side skirts very effectively, on the academic side you have Prof. Morelli and his 'banana car' so called because the rocker panels were radiused out to encourage crosswinds to pass under the vehicle.

Forcing crosswinds up and over the car will induce lift should you be driving sideways. I ask you, who hasn't driven sideways from time to time. In the 1990s there was a Eugene, OR band named Driving Sideways.

The alternative is wheel spats, the theoretical optimum best exemplified by Mr. aerohead's mighty Template.


Here's my own suggestion for a spat:


The ones they put on new cars are as small as a lottery ticket.
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