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Originally Posted by serialk11r
I think the reason those cars went airborne so easily was because they have some kind of stupid mandate on the underbody, something like it has to be flat all the way to the diffuser? I seem to recall these LeMans cars having some giant flat splitter, and they're obviously very low to the ground, so a small angle of attack, and you can run into a lot of trouble.
I would guess that F1 cars don't go airborne since 1. giant wing in front 2. their high noses have a smooth curve channeling air to the underbody.
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Yes. And that makes them a good example of what you were saying about airplane wings and ground effects.
The old days before all the neat stuff like active suspension, and sliding skirt venturi tunnel cars sound awesome.