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Old 08-02-2011, 01:09 PM
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Pedro 51
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Originally Posted by bakaguyjean
But with a heavy wing moving it up can effect rear grip in turns. Moveing the weight up can cause the rear of the car to want to roll more just from the weight. Rear wings are usally the tallest part of a F1 car and moving weight up can cause the rear to lose grip.
I think this would be more theoretical than having a big effect in practice.

With the wing fixed to a motor pod and a straight axle at most you may lose a little weight on the inside wheel. I doubt you will lift a wheel off the deck.

Of course I could be wrong, happens a lot.

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