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Post by lazer4andy on Dec 19, 2016 19:16:12 GMT -6
How much horsepower does it take to push the body through the air in the current hiked up attitude? When you have 800 horses, by all means find as much down force as possible. We have 400 horses, do we need to waste it on down force? or would a driver friendly set up be more valuable?
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Post by emptiness777 on Nov 19, 2017 22:01:09 GMT -6
From what very general information I have come across, aerodynamic forces go up exponentially as surface area and speed increases. Speed increase being the main contributor to downforce increase.
Because it is so difficult to mathematically model the aerodynamic influence of a dirt late model body, the easiest way would be to do some wind tunnel testing with the car on scales. Change the pitch of the car in relation to the movement of the air, take more notes etc and incorperate that information into your maths you do for your car.
To be honest though, I think part of why the cars are moving this direction IS BECAUSE of the engines, not the other way around.
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