I was over at Lowes getting some stuff and came across this in the parking lot. This is taking the term "wing" to new highs.. especially at elevated speeds
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Feb. 3, 2012 4:21 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork
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Feb. 3, 2012 4:32 p.m. Grtechguy SuperDork
well, if you think about it, lifting the rear end will provide down force to the driven wheels
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Feb. 3, 2012 4:48 p.m. gamby SuperDork
...and reduce understeer
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Feb. 3, 2012 5:23 p.m. trucke New Reader
It would also keep the back of the car clean
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Feb. 3, 2012 5:59 p.m. JoeyM SuperDork
Yeah, it seems reasonable for FWD, except that I can't see him getting significant aero from it. The angle is beyond what we see on these BTCC cars, and he's much slower, so I expect that all it does is generate drag.
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Feb. 3, 2012 6:11 p.m. HappyAndy HalfDork
I see quite a few of them turned around that way too. What's up with that?
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Feb. 3, 2012 6:11 p.m. poopshovel SuperDork
I know this guy who's been riding around for a month with a piece of plexiglas taped to the passenger door where the glass used to be...the glass that was shattered when an empty beer was thrown "out" the window.
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Feb. 3, 2012 6:14 p.m. poopshovel SuperDork
HappyAndy wrote:
I see quite a few of them turned around that way too. What's up with that?
My guess would be that they're "adjustable," and that the kind of ass clown who'd double-sided tape a park bench to the back of his geo metro is the same kind of ass clown who finger-tightens things because he doesn't own a wrench.
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Feb. 3, 2012 6:40 p.m. Brett_Murphy Dork
The car is located in New Jersey. That's why.
