Weight Reduction

Originally Posted by OptionZero Is this balance due to the hatchback nature of the car, which basically has a bunch of empty space in the back? a carbon hatch would

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12-21-2020, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by OptionZero

Is this balance due to the hatchback nature of the car, which basically has a bunch of empty space in the back?

a carbon hatch would have done wonders, huh?

I think that is part of along with being rear wheel drive. This is not much of an issue with front wheel drive hatchbacks.

Austin Hurtel added a cf hatch a a 9 Lives wing to his racecar. He was fast before he gutted and detuned his car so he could race wheel to wheel. His initial results are promising.

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