for those who can remember

[john at westcoastgarage.net]

Dan DiBiase wrote:
> Ah okay, thanks for the info, Cody and Mark.....
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>  Dan D
> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> Central NJ USA
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> From: Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com>
> To: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase at yahoo.com>; quattro at audifans.com
> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 8:27:54 AM
> Subject: Re: for those who can remember
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> Dan DiBiase wrote:
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>> Great article for sure. I am curious about the wheels - why do the
>> rims stick out beyond the tire? Never seen that before.
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> 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.
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> You can see it here maybe better:
> http://auslot.com/images/100_0071.jpg
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> -Cody Forbes 
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> Just think how dominant a 962 would have been without those resultant "incredibly horrid aerodynamics" ........
John