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Originally Posted by freebeard
I remember the name Suzuka. 78.9 to 75.9- 78.9 -- 0.244 Cd 0/300 adj
- 77.9 -- 0.241 Cd 0.297 adj
- 76.9 -- 0.238 Cd 0.294 adj
- 75.9 -- 0.235 Cd 0.291 adj
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I think the whole point of that exercise was to show three things, Clf (lift front), Clfr (lift rear), and Cd (Coefficient of Drag). I was not in the proper state of mind yesterday morning (
headache) to transcribe the jittery camera work into something more legible. Going to give it a second try.
Suzuka.....the name does sound familiar, the other one I was all excited about is
Takuya Yura.
EDIT:
I was starting to write down the numbers from the blurry shaking video, then realized he was making it easy with the chart afterwords.
Clay model wind tunnel test Roof height vs Cd
Yoshi Suzuka
From this single example one might overreach and conclude that lift is a consequence of making a body more aerodynamic, an argument we have debated in the forum more than once before.
For me, it solidifies that the direction I took on my pickup truck to increase safety and road holding ability was the right one. I got my desired downforce without increasing fuel consumption, a small miracle.