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Postby expat » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:00 am

A few teams are playing about with this sharks fin engine cover. Is the sharks fin something we will be seeing at the next race on a few cars, or is it playing with 2009 aero rules?

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Re: Sharks fin

Postby C » Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:47 pm

Pass. One or two teams seem to like the idea, but I'm not overly convinced of its merits over a normal elongated trailing edge of the airbox...
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Re: Sharks fin

Postby Craig. » Wed Apr 16, 2008 2:31 pm

My understanding is they wont be able to run it next season as it'll fall outside the dimensional requirements.
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Re: Sharks fin

Postby expat » Wed Apr 16, 2008 2:44 pm

My understanding is they wont be able to run it next season as it'll fall outside the dimensional requirements.



Thanks Craig, that did cross my mind a little later.

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Re: Sharks fin

Postby Fozzer » Wed Apr 16, 2008 2:50 pm

My only recollection of a "Shark's Fin" on a Racing Car....>>>>

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