Hi ..

1 guestion !!!

Does the front of the GT-40 suck the front-end down
so when you drive really fast you don't become a human fireball ??

DemoX aka Bo Sørensen / Bob

:sly: normally cars are designed to do that, this is a bit of a common sense question though...

the mid 60's corvette race cars liked to lift at high speeds... i think the only car i've seen flip because of speed is the Mercedes LeMans car a while back, but that was cresting a hill... but i'm pretty sure that the engineers have taken measures to avoid that happening

Interesting. Got this off the mulsannescorner database.

1967 Ford GT40 MkIV

Lift:
148 lbs. @ 150 mph, with 365 lbs. of drag
213 lbs. @ 180 mph, with 554 lbs. of drag
263 lbs. @ 200 mph, with 648 lbs. of drag
318 lbs. @ 220 mph, with 828 lbs. of drag


1966 Ford GT40 MkII

Lift:
100 lbs. @ 150 mph, with 525 lbs. of drag
144 lbs. @ 180 mph, with 756 lbs. of drag
177 lbs. @ 200 mph, with 933 lbs. of drag

It's interesting also to note that todays cars that have 1000 lbs of drag also generate 3000 lbs of downforce.

Originally posted by ac427cpe
:sly: normally cars are designed to do that, this is a bit of a common sense question though...

the mid 60's corvette race cars liked to lift at high speeds... i think the only car i've seen flip because of speed is the Mercedes LeMans car a while back, but that was cresting a hill... but i'm pretty sure that the engineers have taken measures to avoid that happening

I believe that the Benz hit a small stone on the crest of the hill, causing a crack in the front underspoiler, and thus all downforced produced was instantly gone and the car flipped. Looked pretty cool actually since it landed right side up in a grassy area just a little to the left of the track. The driver was okay after that (probably scared sh!tless) and just continued the race like nothing happened.