Secret's revealed - AI 91's new aero

[oz98cobra]

You other AI guys are going to find it tough to beat AI91 at the next race - Chris and Richard have been conducting secret tests and were trying out some new aero at MSR-H recently!

Chris came up with a rather unorthodox way of adjusting the rear wing and modifying the front air dam

It must have worked pretty good though as the car looked very fast the next day!

[oz98cobra]

They went to great lengths to try to keep their methods secret - Chris made all the aero adjustments on a remote part of the circuit away from the pits - but our spy camera's telephoto lens caught them in the act.

As you can see, the technique involves using pipe and wire :idea:

I spoke to Chris after he made the adjustments - he said he doesn't recommend it to anyone else - it is quick and effective, but their are way less expensive ways of adjusting the aero



Thanks to Chris and Richard for being good sports and letting me post these pics

[AI#97]

Brake failure going into the finish line hairpin?

Hope Chris is OK. Looks like just a pride injury....

[cjlmlml]

sorry to see that guys. great captions though

[donovan]

CM & RP, let us know if you need anything or any help...

Hope to see you next weekend!

David D.

[gt40]

They went to great lengths to try to keep their methods secret - Chris made all the aero adjustments on a remote part of the circuit away from the pits - but our spy camera's telephoto lens caught them in the act.

Maybe I should have re-thought letting Chris drive my car in march! :wink:

naah... What a little bent sheetmetal among friends?

[Todd Covini]

Sheesh! He must have had to use that porta-potty pretty bad to bring it in like that!!! Next time a l little softer landing and more reverse thrust might help. Whatcha think, there, fellow aviator Corey??? :lol:

-=- T

[NASA13]

Sheesh! He must have had to use that porta-potty pretty bad to bring it in like that!!! Next time a l little softer landing and more reverse thrust might help. Whatcha think, there, fellow aviator Corey??? :lol:

-=- T

oh yes, turf landings can be quite tricky in high performance machines. I recommend steeper approach with more flaps and less speed.
I have had a few porta potty moments like that in aircraft as well. I completely understand!

[oz98cobra]

Chris, the car, and the passenger who had the ride of his life are all fine. I'll let Chris tell the story if he wants to? I was just having some fun with the pics

[Mike Bell]

Sorry to see the mishap damage RP, hope the fix is quick and cheap. See you in a week!