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Old 08-29-2022, 06:19 PM   #11 (permalink)
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'speed holes'

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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
So the question becomes: Are the speed holes on the rear face or behind the wheel well?

Time attack race cars vs a cutaway fender.
So far, I consider the so-called 'speed holes' an oxymoron. More a cheeze-grater dive-brake, than some drag reducing feature.
'Whiffle-Ball'
And come to think about it, Pete Brock's Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe 'had' these 'ducts' but they were left completely blanked off for some unpublished reason.

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