OK, yes it is a saga or sorts. There is a question or two at the end of
the rave (along the lines of "the only stupid question....")
I have just fitted my new front spoiler, removing the front bumper and
associated metal and bolting on the hunk of plastic... looks so groovy
that I don't know why someone suggested putting the bumper back on :-) -
wait until the light of day, I may change my mind.
But *this* is when I start thinking how easy is this thing going to be
to get past the scrutineers at my next race meeting (in a week's time)?
I believe that the spoiler will be enough to bump me into what they call
"modified Marque" class whereas prior to this I was fastest (of a tiny
field) in the "standard" or "Unmodified" Marque class. I preferred this
to being SLOWEST in this next class up. Hell, the "modified" guys (one
down from the 'race prepared' class with slick tyres, etc.) are doing
five to ten seconds faster than me... and I don't think this black
plastic thingy called a spoiler is going to make me catch them.
So, the question.....
I know you haven't seen the spoiler that I have, but it leaves a decent
five inches or so clearance from the ground (no 'ground-effect here to
any degree:-). One of the reasons I want to try it out is to see how
much more air it may gather (air dam in the front) to keep the engine a
little cooler. Hell, if it helps any I will put in ducting to cool the
brakes more, too.
Any thoughts on what this is going to do, aerodynamically to the car?
They are designed to suck the front down a tad (at the slow speeds we
do, I don't know) to help handling, but what will this do to my
straightline speed - slow me down?
I guess I can just suck it and see, but if any of you have front spoiler
experiences, I would love to hear.
Eric
'68MGB MkII
PS Yes, I think I have prepared myself, even with this large ground
clearance, to accept the fact that I will possibly destroy the thing if
I go off the track in the wrong place.
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