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Originally Posted by chernaudi
Maybe the climatic windtunnel didn't go a good enough job simulating tire debris, but then again, it's a windtunnel, not a rolling road or track surface.
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The tunnel gave them "valuable findings for cockpit, windscreen and windscreen wiper". There is no mention of it being used to test the impact of debris on the radiators, intercoolers, brake cooling, tyre pickup, ...
As you can see on
http://endurance-info.com/version2/i...soufflerie.jpg the car is stationary. The wheels don't rotate and the engine is probably not on either.