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Originally posted by rcwaldo
Here is an example of some CFD work we do in house while designing aero for our open wheel racecars. This one is of our 2002 Atlantic chassis. Wind tunnel scale model testing follows for validation. Great technology!

The red indicates high drag areas, or hotspots. This shows you why the front wheels of an open wheel car add a huge percentage of the total aero drag.
can I get this poster size???

that's so totally badass.

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