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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