Re: Crazy weather (extr. low Audi content)

[aspeer@mail.utexas.edu (Andrew J. Speer)]

>>Well, you know they put dimples on golf balls to make them
>>go further and faster. Why wouldn't it work for cars, too?
>

I may be all wet, but I think the idea behind the dimples is that it helps
provide lift.  Lift and cars usually don't work well together (visions of a
chevy with a jato unit come to mind) unless you want lift of the inverse
(i.e. downward) variety.  Dunno if the dimples actually reduce drag.

Andrew.