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11/22/24, 5:59 PM   #7
kendirt
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Originally Posted by opnwhlmnd View Post
Two things wing cars need

Require a 1" wickerbill on the underside of the top wing should reduce downforce and create a smaller hole in the air.

Have a maximum wing angle rule. Say a 20 degree maximum angle of attack. Anything above that degree is an airdam not a wing anyway. At 20 degrees the wing would have max downforce but leave a smaller downwash or "dirty" air as some call it.
The UMSS series that has a 20° maximum wing angle rule. I've heard the fastest cars are running less than max angle.

Their engines are in the 500hp range so that factors into the whole equation.