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Old 09-24-2019, 08:24 PM   #3173 (permalink)
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I noticed that as time went on the X-Prize winner Light Car's wheel fairings became more and more integrated. Incidentally, that pretty much removed the reason for having the in-wheel suspension. I'm betting wind tunnel work at yaw angles proved disastrous for the fairings.
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