repost Re: My Appologies to All Audi list Members

[JShadzi at aol.com]

Right, but the smart F1 engineer would have relalized that, for a 1 or 2% hp weight penalty, duct tape would have reinforced the cardboard to acceptable levels.  Sheesh...
Javad

> I think those cardboard spoilers were banned in F1 because they flexed too
> much at high speed, giving less drag, but keeping downforce at lower speed.
> Refrigerator box cardboard, of course, would have been perfect.
>
> Brady
>
>
> [Actually, I am hearing cardboard rear spoiler wings are the big hp upgrade
> these days...they add the downforce without all the weight -hp increase of
> about 5%, 8% in yellow.  Same goes for chicken wire when replacing all that
> heavy expanded metal.
>
> Javad
>
> > Come on Huw, _tasteful_ changes don't contribute to hp. You need
> > to add big yellow racing stripes down the middle of your car and
> > paint all your chrome yellow, put a big powdercoated yellow
> > exhaust tip on your car and so forth to gain hp.
> >
> > Taka]