GT3 Cup Downforce?
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I am looking for the downforce on the 911 (996) GT3 Cup Car, anyone know any websites with this sort of info?
I know the rear wing generates about 200kg/m at 300kph but cant find an overall figure for car.
Not sure what to make of this...
www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/d/60236
I know the rear wing generates about 200kg/m at 300kph but cant find an overall figure for car.
Not sure what to make of this...
AutoSport said:
a clear decrease of the lift (VA + 17/hectar + 38 kg). Supporting a change of the cooling air takes place in the front car, which is consulted besides still for the supplementing brake cooling.
www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/d/60236
The Manthey car illustrated on the linked site has, at 200 kph, zero DF in front and about 20 kg DF at the rear.
The wing on a Cup car is obviously capable of more DF than that, but because there is little scope for balancing it with additional DF at the front, people tend to run a Cup car with the rear wing fairly trimmed out.
Overall a Cup car has little DF. In a mixed series such as the VLN, you'll find that a Cup car is quicker along the main straight than almost everything except the Alzen TT. However on bends, particularly medium-speed ones, the lack of DF makes a Cup car an also-ran.
The wing on a Cup car is obviously capable of more DF than that, but because there is little scope for balancing it with additional DF at the front, people tend to run a Cup car with the rear wing fairly trimmed out.
Overall a Cup car has little DF. In a mixed series such as the VLN, you'll find that a Cup car is quicker along the main straight than almost everything except the Alzen TT. However on bends, particularly medium-speed ones, the lack of DF makes a Cup car an also-ran.
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