HuntingPudel
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- Steve
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Back in the '80s and '90s we were putting wheel covers on wheels in race cars and/or skirts over the rears (TWR did skirts with the GTP Jags in the '90s, as did a bunch of the teams racing in European series in prototypes). That was for aero reasons. A more massive wheel/tire combo is going to increase fuel comsumption while accelerating. Once it's in steady-state motion mass makes no difference and aero is the reason for increased fuel comsumption.Do you think aerodynamic drag or rotational weight is the bigger driver of range impact?
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