jaymancds
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I was thinking about this as I drove into work this morning, does aero affect dirt oval karting on a large scale? I understand that with speedway karts and sprint karts its a huge deal, but for the small dirt oval tracks all over the country, does aero matter?
Hypothetically, if I don't have enough front grip, I could swap bodies to one with higher nose downforce and see a performance change. And vice versa. If it doesn't matter on dirt ovals, then why are there so many types of bodies? I know some just look cool, but are they hurting, or maybe helping performance at all? Could you win a race without a body if the rules allowed for it?
I have my suspicions, but I figured I'd ask everyone what their thoughts are.
Hypothetically, if I don't have enough front grip, I could swap bodies to one with higher nose downforce and see a performance change. And vice versa. If it doesn't matter on dirt ovals, then why are there so many types of bodies? I know some just look cool, but are they hurting, or maybe helping performance at all? Could you win a race without a body if the rules allowed for it?
I have my suspicions, but I figured I'd ask everyone what their thoughts are.