for those who can remember
Cody Forbes
cody at 5000tq.com
Fri May 29 05:27:54 PDT 2009
Dan DiBiase wrote:
> Great article for sure. I am curious about the wheels - why do the
> rims stick out beyond the tire? Never seen that before.
That's not the wheels, thats the wheel fans. An 80's racing thing that many
many teams used, mostly on slower tracks. It was a kevlar or fiberglass
cover that was fixed to the wheel and had vanes on it to pump air through
the brakes. Worked great for brake cooling, but incredibly horrid
aerodynamics resulted.
You can see it here maybe better:
http://auslot.com/images/100_0071.jpg
-Cody Forbes
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