Lift, or negative lift equals drag. Weight has to be accelerated. I think
Dave D. had a lot to say about killing lift instead of adding downforce to
achieve the desired result. RF
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
To: "lsr list autox" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 12:30 PM
Subject: [Land-speed] Downforce vs Ballast Question
> Which is better? It would seem that if you add, say 500 pounds of
> ballast, it's a simple addition. If you add a spoiler designed to add 500
> pounds of downforce, then you are adding the effective weight, plus
> additional drag. No?
>
> DickJ
> In East Texas
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