ND Aerodynamics: Drag and Downforce simulated

Technical Area Body, Interior & Styling
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a present for the community :slight_smile:

I’ve been after one of these for a while to help steer some future works. So went ahead and got one commissioned.

Good info here for you guys!

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Interesting stuff

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Very interesting. I wonder what the difference is with the top-up, or even the RF (up and down)?

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Top up - that was a separate model (more cost), and I always drove top down lol.

But the RF would be much different at the rear. Might be worth exploring!

These views show how much the rf might be impacted… at speed, the roof down actually starts to flow clean(er) air to the rear spoiler. In the rf there’s a rear window to try and re attach to

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I’ll put this here rather than the vent thread.

It’s a difficult watch but trust me for the result.

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I think having the rear window down is a plus, don’t know if the targa helps airflow or not once the roofs open but mine feels smoother at high speed. May try some canards to reduce that door noise though. Interesting!

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My god that was a 35min video not 10 :joy::joy:

But useful data on vent placement :slight_smile:

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That’s nothing I just spent three hours searching old 323s and other BTCC cars to see how it works.

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