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I’ve seen a lot of talk about vents in car bodywork. “Flying buttresses”, “sail panels”; whatever you prefer.
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There's a scale of [modification] effort:
- speed holes
- louvers
- NACA ducts
- external ducts
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I'd say the example has four external ducts. Two at the flying buttress and two at the wing. At least. There's prolly air curtains at the front.
Modern race car design is basically a flat plate with five humps for the wheels and driver.
What has my attention today is the Myers Tow'd.
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The fenders are for wide tires, but otherwise it has small frontal area and clear saparation of the body and fenders. It needs a three-piece 'Shalako'-style windshield, an airdam/diverter, side plates and a boat tail coupe body.
My favorite is the VW GTI W-12 650:
The air from the front wheelwells is channeled into the engine air intake at the rocker panel.