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8 Comments
Stingraysays...*brief
siftbotsays...This video has been flagged as being less than 1 minute in length - declared brief by Stingray.
jacobreckersays...the germans always make great stuff
grintersays...similar to this classic from Le Mans:
http://www.videosift.com/video/Horrifying-Sports-Car-Somersault
arvanasays...Had to watch this four times. How did that happen? The aerodynamics must have been way off for the car not to have enough downforce to crest a hill.
videosiftbannedmesays...One of the few situations where you can actually leave 3 skidmarks...
robbersdog49says...It was just so close to the car in front that it was running very slow air (relative to the car). Without the downforce from the body cresting the hill at that speed probably got eh car close to weightless and the faster air above the car sucked it up. The rest is down to Newton.
I don't think the aerodynamics were out for an open track, but you'd think they'd take slipstreaming into account too!
rottenseedsays...The idea of drafting is to use the car in front as a drag barrier. The problem with this is that the drag is beneficial for keeping the car on the ground. Without the higher pressure above and maintaining the same pressure below the vehicle, it's lift off time.
Good for aviation, bad for race car driving.
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