Race Car Aerodynamics Gregor Seljak April 8‚ 2008 1 Introduction First racing cars were primarily designed to achieve high top speeds and the main goal was to minimize the air drag. But at high speeds‚ cars developed lift forces‚ which affected their stability. In order to improve their stability and handling‚ engineers mounted inverted wings profiles1 generating negative lift. First such cars were Opel’s rocket powered RAK1 and RAK2 in 1928. However‚ in Formula‚ wings were not used
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usual morning turned into a disaster‚ which made me realize that life can be taken abruptly. My event is my car accident. After waving goodbye to my parents‚ I was off to work on a beautiful evening. It was August 2‚ 2002 I worked at Burger Kind which was in Perrysburg‚ Ohio. I remember listening that day to Alanis Morisette‚ looking at the beautiful wild daisies freshly blossoming on the side of the road. Then‚ all of a sudden‚ I heard a loud noise‚ which was the driver’s side tire blowing
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Research and Purchasing Process U.S.‚ Nov 2010 Background and Methodology Background • The purpose of this study is to quantify consumers‟ use of the online channel for automotive parts and service research and shopping. Methodology: Phase 1 • Identify visitors to parts & service websites and report the following analytics: – Trended unique visitors‚ time on site and search referrals to the aftermarket sites: parts‚ accessories‚ service and tires – Branded vs. non-branded search referrals
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Americans are hurt or killed in car accidents. Many factors can play into an accident. Road condition‚ mechanical failure‚ driver error‚ or simply an ’act of God’? Despite the countless reasons for a car accident‚ one factor is always present‚ no matter what the case: physics. Every accident that has ever occurred has involved physics. Using references found in the class text‚ in science journals‚ and on the Internet‚ I will prove this to you. Take‚ for example‚ two cars traveling in opposite directions
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1. If the drinking age was lowered to 18‚ it would cost more lives. I must say I do agree with this claim that if the drinking age was lowered to 18‚ it would cost more lives. I agree because when you hear on the news or look in the news paper about car crashes they most likely involve under age drinkers. From a personal experience I do believe that the law should remain at 21. I can remember when I was like sixteen and seventeen I could go into the liquor store and buy liquor with out even
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New or Used Car Everyone loves the idea of getting a brand new sports car. Just the thought of having that candy apple red Mustang GT makes me feels the happiness of children running free in a candy store. Still as amazing as it would be to go out and buy that dream car right now‚ buying a new car is a big financial decision that can be a little hard to make. What about buying a new “used” car instead? When deciding whether or not to buy a used or new car its best to know and research the important
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" Dieter was commenting on the growth of Asian cars in Europe and how this affects the European auto industry. Although the penetration of Asian carmakers in Europe has been evident since the 1980’s‚ only recently have European auto companies reacted to the threat. Now European carmakers are scrambling to further differentiate their cars while lowering the cost of production in order to remain competitive against impeding Asian auto companies‚ which are quickly establishing a presence in Europe.
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few years this industry has been significantly affected by such events as the September 11‚ 2002 terrorist bombing‚ the high and escalating prices of fuel and recently the shortage that was caused by Hurricane Katrina in August of 2005. Each of these events were world shaking events and in relations to the micro and macro economics presented a ripple effect that to this day is still being felt. The Airline industry‚ which operated worldwide‚ was hit with massive events that affected all economic
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Xi Xie 3578 Conhocton Rd. Painted Post‚ NY 14870 March 18‚ 2014 To Whom it May Concern: I am writing on behalf of Jiang Wang regarding his application for the National Honor Society program. Jiang and I have been neighbors for over 5 years‚ but have known each other for more than a decade. During this time‚ I have gotten to know Jiang quite well and can thoroughly vouch for his scholarship‚ service‚ leadership‚ and character. Jiang is a very selfless person. He is both nice and caring for
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about private car use in China. I hope you have had a chance to think about the topic beforehand‚ because I welcome your contribution. Firstly‚ I would like to show you some statistics. Statistics from the Traffic Administration under the Ministry of Public Security show that the total quantity of automotive vehicles in China stood at 217 million by the end of June 2011‚ including nearly 72.1 million private cars. The ownership rate of private cars continues to increase‚ and private cars have become
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