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Old 11-23-2022, 05:31 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Pagani, et al, use dynamic spoilers for cornering. It doesn't require the discernment and reactrion time braking would need.
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I wonder why something like this has never caught on.
The 1955 Le Mans gave air brakes a bad name.
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...he shredded both parachutes on a run once, and it took eleven-miles to get the car to coast down to a safe braking speed
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https://www.wbur.org › onlyagame › 2018 › 10 › 19 › craig-breedlove-spirit-of-america-land-speed-record
Craig Breedlove's Quest For The Land Speed Record | Only A Game - WBUR
"He has no brakes. He's going 500 mph. He's running out of course, and he's got no way to stop." Images from Spirit of America's on-board camera during a run at Bonneville in 1964....
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