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Originally Posted by freebeard
The real question is — would it be faster backwards.
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After the wing was torn off, most probably.
As a teen I built a plastic model of the "Spirit of 76" dragster, it kind of looks like a condensed version of that.
http://public.fotki.com/drasticplast...-76-wedge.html
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While looking for the dragster above I found this interesting article below.
2016
Drag Racing’s Twilight Zone – Streamline Dragsters
https://www.hotrod.com/articles/drag...ine-dragsters/
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Breedlove Spirit II: 1964
Built by Craig Breedlove and Nye Frank, with aluminum bodywork by Indycar builder Quin Epperly, “Spirit II” debuted at the 1964 HOT ROD Magazine Championships. This was a busy time for Breedlove to be putting efforts into a dragster when he was also embarking on a land-speed-record car. Notable for its covered front wheel “pants,” the theory espoused that besides streamlining for an additional 10 mph by cutting drag generated behind conventional open front wheels, this would aid in steering at high speeds. Why you would need that in straight-line racing escapes us now. The beautifully built ’liner ran 8.50 at 185 mph. Landing on the show circuit for a time, it now resides at the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala, Florida.
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From the reading some of the wedge designs go back to 1971, added weight was an issue but it was from the chassis not the extra bodywork for Prudhomme's car.
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The theory behind wedge dragsters was that by covering the slicks, dirty air disturbed around the slicks would be cleaned up, with a bonus that the body acts as a huge spoiler for added downforce and translating into better traction.
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Nothing says fast like spacesuits, take that bikini's.
https://www.hotrod.com/articles/drag...ine-dragsters/
