Holzapfel tuning Doc Gerold's 1302

[judgie]

wonder how well that rear spolier works, knowing how well that car is developed i bet its pretty good.
time to check the regs of the championship i do and see if i can run it.

[Gerrelt]

Originally Posted by judgie

wonder how well that rear spolier works, knowing how well that car is developed i bet its pretty good.

Read this article: Autospeed article
They say the New Beetle would benefit from a small spoiler on the top of the rear window, see:



The airflow stays attached to the rear of the car, which isn't good.
By placing a spoiler on the top of the rear window, the airflow can break free from the body. That way the airflow would describe more of a teardrop shape, which is the best aerodynamic shape.

It's a bit like what the german engineer Kamm discovered. He invented the "Kamm-tail".

Another example:


Hmm.....it might be the same car??

[vugbug71]

that is siiick, I love how its street legal and still has the lights, signals, and bumper but is such a radical car