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Old 10-13-2008, 01:21 AM   #21 (permalink)
Tourigjm
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i'd be willing to bet that the partial skirts would help.

the air above the tire is turbulent because of that sharp edge, as well as the rotating tire. eliminating the sharp edge would remove a large source of turbulence and i think that there would be little to no airflow above the tire in the wheel well. there's definitely some drag reduction.

best way to find out though is to actually test.

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