Re: Shelby 3 Hour Tribute this Sunday on Velocity Channel
From: Larry T (l02turnercomcast.net)
Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 07:33:58 -0700 (PDT)
I  remember reading about that Swiss engineer who was the first to rig a high wing on his Porsche 550 Spyder.  He was protested (by Mercedes IIRC) and the wing was removed.  I believe he ran a lap or 2 of practice with the wing in place and posted times 15+ seconds faster than the 1st place drivers.  No wonder that wanted him and his flippin' wing banned! ;-)  I guess that 1955 wing ban prevented the wing tragedies that F1 faced in the early 70's when the F1 teams sprouted wings of all sorts - wings with flimsy supports that ultimately caused many accidents. 

Fun N Games    :-)
LarryT

On 5/23/2012 2:38 PM, Doug and Terri Anderson wrote:

>> Larry notes “Now THERE"S a engineer! [Jim Hall] His Chaparrals were world class.    Very much ahead of their time –

 

Picture this – 1966, Riverside International Raceway, the Chaparral 2E with huge movable wings one on the back and one in the nose, comes off a win at Laguna Seca and Times GP Friday practice is in full swing.  Up comes a news man, cameras dripping off him (remember those days?) and snarls asking Hall – what good are those things, pointing to the wing, for your car?  Hall stands up, drawls in a matter of fact Texas response – “Ever stick your head out of a car window at a 100 mph?”

 

I rest my case.

 

DOUG

 

 

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