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Old 09-24-2020, 03:32 PM   #20 (permalink)
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cars of that shape

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Originally Posted by JulianEdgar View Post
It might be the case that with cars of that shape, odd things (in today's context) happened. I guess for example if the rear spoilers added a lot of drag, front lift would rise. I don't know of any more recent examples where front lift rose with no rear downforce - but I know of plenty of examples where rear downforce causes some front lift.
Yes, even Hucho's example of Schenkel's rear spoiler is a bit odd.
Originally the car had no front lift.
With 17.8mm of spoiler height they achieved the drag minimum, while adding some rear downforce, however it also introduced front lift. With increasing spoiler height the downforce continues to climb, however with increasing drag and front lift, up to a point.
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