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The cars' aerodynamics are designed to provide maximum downforce with a minimum of drag; every part of the bodywork is designed with this aim in mind. Like most open wheeler cars they feature large front and rear aerofoils, but they are far more developed than American open wheel racers, which depend more on suspension tuning; for instance, the nose is raised above the centre of the front aerofoil, allowing its entire width to provide downforce. The front and rear wings are highly sculpted and extremely fine 'tuned', along with the rest of the body such as the turning vanes beneath the nose, bargeboards, sidepods, underbody, and the rear diffuser. They also feature aerodynamic appendages that direct the airflow. Such an extreme level of aerodynamic development means that an F1 car produces much more downforce than any other open-wheel formula; for example the Indycars produce downforce equal to their weight at 190 km/h (118 mph), while an F1 car achieves the same downforce:weight ratio of 1:1 at 125 km/h (78 mph) to 130 km/h (81 mph), and at 190 km/h (118 mph) the ratio is roughly 2:1. The 'barge boards' in particular are designed, shaped, configured, adjusted and positioned not to create downforce directly, as with a conventional wing or underbody venturi, but to create vortices from the air spillage at their edges. The use of vortices is a significant feature of the latest breeds of F1 cars. Since a vortex is a rotating fluid that creates a low pressure zone at its centre, creating vortices lowers the overall local pressure of the air. Since low pressure is what is desired under the car, as it allows normal atmospheric pressure to press the car down from the top, by creating vortices downforce can be augmented while still staying within the rules prohibiting ground effects
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∙ 14y agoAn airplane's wing pushes the airplane up. The wing on the end of a race car is like an upside down airplane's wing. The wing pushes the race car down so that it has more traction on the ground.
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∙ 13y agoIt has a upside down airfoil(wing) because if it didn't has one upside down it would create lift and because of the lift it would fall and explode.
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Why do race cars race?
If race cars didn't race they wouldn't be race cars.
Can a race car fit up to two people?
Most race cars are only seat the driver, the only 2 seater race cars have a navigator like rally cars, and dessert race cars.
Are Indy race cars faster than Nascar race cars?
yes
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When did Cars Race-O-Rama?
Cars Race-O-Rama happened in 360.
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whats better dirt bikes or race cars
When did Cars Race-O-Rama happen?
Cars Race-O-Rama happened in 360.
How do race cars charge the batterys?
Depends on what kind of Race Car. Circle Dirt Track Race Cars Between races. Asphalt cars have alternators. Race cars have alternators that keep the battery charged while racing. Some dirt track cars have alternators some asphalt cars don't have alternators. Need more specifics.
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Where can one find images of a racecar?
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