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13 Mar 2001, 05:14 (Ref:70709)
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A very short question. When F1 ground effects cars run in vintage F1 classes, are they allowed to run with skirts or not? If not, they must look pretty odd being able to see under them from the sides.
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13 Mar 2001, 07:04 (Ref:70720)
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Good question. I don't know the answer but I think they do run with skirts. Be nice to see the Brabham Fan car run again as well.
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28 Mar 2001, 22:53 (Ref:75122)
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In their heyday, skirts required a separate mechanic/engineer to keep them in shape during the meeting. They also had little Koni dampers to control their movement... would be a job to keep them in shape in an amateur situation, I would think, and expensive... ceramic runners that wear out... problems.
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29 Mar 2001, 21:12 (Ref:75323)
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Interesting about the dampers, didn't know that, makes sense though, to maintain a proper seal so to speak. I do recall once in a blue moon that one side would partially stick up during a race, don't remember details, but I think they did.
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9 Apr 2001, 18:39 (Ref:79017)
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11 Apr 2001, 02:12 (Ref:79361)
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The Lotus 78? The ground breaker.
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