| Aerodynamics
In the September issue of Hot Rod, they talk about the GT40 and it's aerodynamics. From the magazine, I quote:
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When Ford decided to resurrect the classic '60's GT40 as a limited-production high-end sports car, Ford SVT development engineers borrowed an original from a museum, configured it like the '69 Le Mans winner, and tested the vehicle in Ford's high-tech wind tunnel. Although considered an effective race car in the '60's, the original had, in the words of Ford aerodynamicist Kent Harrison, "an incredible amount of front-end lift."
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The article went on to say the new GT has a rear diffuser, a front splitter, and horizontal side splitters to keep it stable at speed.
Considering this, how safe are these replicas at 150+ MPH?
Bill D |