Subject	Don't forget that CoD not the final measure of a car's drag.
Posted by	Marshall on May 14, 2003 at 10:57 PM
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In Reply To	question relating to that wind tunnel ?.. posted by JuicycJ4 on May 14, 2003 at 09:27 PM
Message	You need to take into account the coefficient of drag and the full frontal area. So while a big, bloated teardrop shaped new car may have a lower coefficient of drag than the Z, since it's bigger and taller it will have more total drag than the Z and not be as aerodynamic. The formula is: Drag = 1/391 x Cd x A x Vsquared [ http://www.insideracingtechnology.com/tech102drag.htm ]
Follow Ups	question relating to that wind tunnel ?.. - JuicycJ4 21:27:08 05/14/03 i think it's .32 - socos 21:30:51 05/14/03 isn't it 0.3 for an NA cause it doesn't have the spoiler? (n/m) - Neo Corleone 22:15:27 05/14/03 NA coeff of drag is .31, TT is .30 because of the spoiler (n/m) - Kez43 01:06:40 05/15/03 NSX = .23 Low CD is not always a good thing. At high Speed - MugenRacer 22:10:49 05/14/03 Like this: - MugenRacer 22:17:15 05/14/03 That had absolutely nothing to do with coefficient of drag. - Marshall 22:30:22 05/14/03 omg that is like the 3rd different car to do that! (n/m) - Neo Corleone 22:30:25 05/14/03 Isn't there another set.... - ImTheDevil 22:34:39 05/14/03 Yes, I believe they had 2-3 cars flip in the exact same spot - Funky (NWZ) 22:58:37 05/14/03 Well, one of them flipped in practice before the race - KILLR300ZX 23:05:09 05/14/03 These are pics of the practice crash. (n/m) - MugenRacer 23:12:22 05/14/03 That's the one I remember (n/m) - ImTheDevil 23:13:34 05/14/03 videos of one of the benzes and a porsche doing the same>> - KILLR300ZX 23:23:34 05/14/03 The one that landed in the woods... - Tredmil 01:06:49 05/15/03 pwned (n/m) - Red ZX (SoCal) 22:49:17 05/14/03 dude, that car came over a crest and got air UNDER it. - Spee 23:00:28 05/14/03 This PIC could be a great Mobil 1 PIC. - ChazZ 05:57:31 05/15/03 huh? - Marshall 22:47:04 05/14/03 Don't forget that CoD not the final measure of a car's drag. - Marshall 22:57:01 05/14/03 To clarify... - Tredmil 01:10:31 05/15/03
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