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Old 07-25-2017, 12:43 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
The one place I can see an advantage is in off-road racing where you are traveling in a cloud of dust and rocks.

But it's a safety advantage, not aerodynamic.
IIRC some heavy off-roaders replace the windshield with a metal screen exactly in order to avoid not just the debris from the route, but also due to the shrapnels that one could release if broken.
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