Thanks Harold. I rubbed the squeaky clean look off of it last weekend.

I opened up the fender vents yesterday. I used a 5/32" straight fluted drill bit to drill a hole at each end and then connected the holes together with an Xacto knife. It isn't perfect, but it should be functional. I figure that it removes 3 square inches of material from the body.

I know you used CFD to design the body. Did you try running it at different angles of attack? I don't see forward drag as being as much of a problem as parachuting where the truck launches with a nose high attitude. Combine that with the fact that most 2wd SCT have a 60/40 weight distribution and you can how the air getting under the front of the body can flip the trucks over.

Coming from my high power rocketry background I'd like to see a body with a longer bed and more vents in the hood. That should move the center of pressure back closer to the CG.


Chris