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Originally Posted by daz75
Would be amazing to get a car in a wind tunnel to see what it's really like. Bit does it really make a difference at 1 10th
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The original Predator aero was tested and developed in the Greenwich University moving ground plane wind tunnel. I remember a test happening at Eden Park where the aero section wing undertrays were tested on and off and even this made a difference to.the laptimes. Nothing released since has come even remotely close to the original Pred aerodynamically...yet.. Times have changed though, now there is power and energy to burn. Drag is not an issue. Imagine if you gave Adrain Newey a 1/10th offroad car without shock towers and told him to get as much downforce as possible and not to worry too much about drag. The result would make Formula Student car aero look tame! Of course the aero would need to durable and not weigh too much as well...this is the challenge.