Ive seen on a lot of the race Exiges the cars have vents in the top of the wings behind the headlights. Is this a different clam all together or are these cut in jobs?
They are cut in jobs. Of no benefit whilst the wheel arch liners are fitted.
They are cut in jobs. Of no benefit whilst the wheel arch liners are fitted.
unless you cut matching holes in the wheel liners also?
I seem to remember that the early Le Mans cars did it to equalise air pressure/stop high pressure build up in the wheel arches.
They still do, Steve, as do many other types of racecars.
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They still do, Steve, as do many other types of racecars.
cracking pics…sorry I meant to say that I thought that they 1st appeared on the Le Mans type prototypes some years ago…before becoming more common across a whole range of other cars - looked up a reference and it states:
“louvers over wheels allow underbody air to bleed through to fill low pressure area over wheel arches” a picture shows these fitted to an early McLaren which has air dams running down the full length of the side of the car.