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onejayzed Regular Location: Perth Registered: September 2003	Re: are red cars actually faster?? Tue, 23 December 2003 07:42 tailz wrote on Thu, 18 December 2003 01:41 would gloss help ?? actually, no. gloss creates more drag because the air 'sticks' to the paint. similar to a golf ball. it is pitted to stop air 'sticking' to the surface and causing drag. there was a test done with a shiny golf ball and a pitted golf ball, and the pitted ball flew about twice as far as the gloss ball because the pitted surface creates tiny pockets of turbulence in front of and to the sides of the ball which helps it 'carve' thru the air. also a sound theory why salt flat racers always have matt cars.......or it's just corrosion..... actually land speed record drivers need a glossy car to make the air stick to the car to keep it stable and provide downforce at almost mach 2. [Report message to a moderator]

	Subject	Poster	Date
	are red cars actually faster??	Steve-AE86	Mon, 15 December 2003 13:40
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	Meathead	Mon, 15 December 2003 14:15
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	Steve-AE86	Mon, 15 December 2003 14:17
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	Steve-AE86	Mon, 15 December 2003 14:18
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	Simon-AE86	Mon, 15 December 2003 14:26
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	Malicia	Mon, 15 December 2003 15:04
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	Grant	Mon, 15 December 2003 20:56
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	ra23mad	Mon, 15 December 2003 22:16
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	wizzfizz2097	Mon, 15 December 2003 23:45
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	RobST162	Tue, 16 December 2003 00:16
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	lumpy	Tue, 16 December 2003 22:25
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	CrUZsida	Tue, 16 December 2003 00:42
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	BlackSupra	Tue, 16 December 2003 00:49
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	justcallmefrank	Tue, 16 December 2003 05:04
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	Matt20v	Tue, 16 December 2003 01:29
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	midnight	Tue, 16 December 2003 05:31
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	thechuckster	Tue, 16 December 2003 06:49
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	fingers	Tue, 16 December 2003 01:55
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	NickAE86	Tue, 16 December 2003 02:09
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	gold28	Tue, 16 December 2003 02:15
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	c2888	Tue, 16 December 2003 03:28
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	T APLUS 22	Tue, 16 December 2003 03:42
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	boudan	Tue, 16 December 2003 03:57
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	RobST162	Tue, 16 December 2003 04:02
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	gold28	Tue, 16 December 2003 04:03
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	RobST162	Tue, 16 December 2003 04:04
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	gold28	Tue, 16 December 2003 05:24
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	T APLUS 22	Tue, 16 December 2003 08:41
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	gold28	Tue, 16 December 2003 21:35
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	gold28	Tue, 16 December 2003 21:45
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	mrshin	Wed, 17 December 2003 10:18
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	T APLUS 22	Wed, 17 December 2003 10:20
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	ReQuieM	Wed, 17 December 2003 10:42
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	Classique71	Wed, 17 December 2003 10:46
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	MIKE_JZA70_TYPE_R	Wed, 17 December 2003 10:39
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	CrUZsida	Wed, 17 December 2003 13:44
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	mrshin	Wed, 17 December 2003 11:00
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	hotrolla	Wed, 17 December 2003 11:25
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	Azrael	Tue, 23 December 2003 02:47
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	tailz	Wed, 17 December 2003 14:41
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	onejayzed	Tue, 23 December 2003 07:42
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	Grant	Wed, 17 December 2003 21:22
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	shag	Tue, 23 December 2003 02:35
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	wiso	Tue, 23 December 2003 05:27
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	Grega	Tue, 23 December 2003 05:40
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	SIMDOG	Tue, 23 December 2003 06:48
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	shag	Tue, 23 December 2003 10:05
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	clubagreenie	Tue, 23 December 2003 20:47
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	Fattony	Tue, 23 December 2003 23:39
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	mrshin	Wed, 24 December 2003 11:37
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	smt_007	Wed, 24 December 2003 15:05
	Re: are red cars actually faster??	Donuts	Sun, 04 January 2004 08:15

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