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Originally Posted by kchan
that car is all functional
the angle of the wing was done specifically to generate more downforce than the angle of the curve of the wingblade itself can generate
the amount of downforce with this setup is tremendous and the improvement in laptimes show this vs last year with no wing (~8 seconds faster - a good chunk of that time can be a mixture of improved driver skills, confidence level, and extra downforce)
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I never saw this car up close but let me ask you one question. How did he mount his wing? Is it anchored to the trunk floor and support by the rear sub frame? If not then he is doing it wrong. I am no expert in aero. I only have a little more of that on my car than others. His wing position is typical time attack style but there are so many support element missing to make it safe. I suspect he merely mount it on gap between the trunk lid and the rear quarter panel. In general that is a good location to mount a wing to the chassis but his wing position (relative to the chassis) will generate massive amount of down force. Given the leg is at 45 degree there will massive amount of leverage apply to the mounting location. IMO, probably too much for that mount location to handle without additional support. On top of that, I don’t see a splitter. Wing of that size and position can/will upset the chassis balance BIG Time. It is possible to have too much aero.
I know you are a friend of him. I urge you to talk to him to revise his aero if my assumption of his mounting is correct. He may be able to walk away if his aero fail, but the one following him may not. I support aero upgrade but it has to be done in a safe and responsible manner.