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07-04-03, 02:25
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Miami Rice Show
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07-04-03, 03:38
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haha that was halrious I would comment so much on RICE but I dont want to start a Thread War.
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07-04-03, 03:39
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That is why I didn't comment either. 
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07-04-03, 03:42
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07-04-03, 03:43
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there is so many ricers it should just be banned on USA highways. some of those cars looked so stupid. Espacially the domestics with japanese letters.
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07-04-03, 05:09
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07-04-03, 06:09
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well as long as thats the actual title of the event, I guess its politically correct for autopia if we  : |
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07-10-03, 09:59
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I think they are supposed to add horsepower.
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07-10-03, 10:12
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Originally posted by BlackRegal
This is the first time I've ever seen those little bumper "fins". What is the reasoning behind those?
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yet another trick from the world of RWD racing... it creates lift under the front of the vehicle, therefore displacing more of the vehicle's weight onto the back wheels, increasing traction (I think this is how it was explained to me?) |
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07-17-03, 07:07
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Quote:
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This is the first time I've ever seen those little bumper "fins". What is the reasoning behind those?
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They're called canards, and they create some sort of aerodynami forces on the car.
Real Japanese (probably RWD though  ) cars use them.
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07-17-03, 08:03
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Quote:
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This is the first time I've ever seen those little bumper "fins". What is the reasoning behind those?
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They are used to get attention. It's the same thinking as the "Sticker-Theory".
As a semi-famous Grand Prix guy said...
"Stickers don't work, I've tried 'em all."
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07-17-03, 08:24
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