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Old 06-28-2020, 03:03 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I thought the Cal look was to stop the annoying tendency of a bug trying to lift the front off the ground above 80 mph. 75 in my super started getting twitchy on a calm day, 55 was scary in a headwind.
I just revisited the thread and saw your comment adjacent to my Profile picture.


The Beetle body would lend itself to modern racecar practice

The Aston Martin Valkyrie for instance gets a lot of downforce from the underbody. I guess the OP was about skin drag coupling in the underbody plenum.
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