In a message dated 16/08/01 9:56:54 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
carlynneracing@home.com writes:
> (Note:
> another major benefit of the 'vacuum cleaner' was that by blowing the air
> out the back of the car it effectively nullified the ability to slipstream
> the car).
>
> The reason the car was ruled out was because rocks, pebbles and track debris
> would be sucked up and blown out the back of the car, creating a hazard for
> cars following.
>
The former meant that you wouldn't get any benefit from trying to slipstream
it. The latter effectively removed any inclination to try and find out.
Bill
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