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Old 04-25-2013, 09:32 PM   #52
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Originally Posted by Gunman View Post
Depends on the racing series too. We (Riley Tech) generally refer to them as "pylons", because we already have "uprights" in the suspension. Mentioned "wishbones" while at a nascar cup team, and some guys looked at me funny, luckily our boss was a former open wheeler

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I don't mind lol. Very true. When I interviewed with Cranfield in the UK it was the first time I heard the word pylon used and I was just completely lost at what was being asked. The question was, "How would you design a wing pylon?"
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