Off topic...we never met but I just saw u pass at the luggage pickup at John Wayne airport.

 

This is all basically useless speculation unless you give us the information we need. If you want useful input then please supply:

* an explanation of how and when this happened.
That is; Did it happen on one occasion when the owner went out with the trunk and wing in good shape and found that it was in this condition when he returned. Also was the car in his sight throughout the time this took place or did he have it parked somewhere out of sight in between the time he drove it and the time he saw the damage.

* Much better quality photos. Ones that show the back end of the car from the side and rear so the entire wing can be seen showing the angle of attack, mounting etc.
Also photos of the rear of the car and then photos of the trunk close up and the inside of the trunk as well. THEY NEED TO BE GOOD QUALITY, DRY CAR.

If you don't supply the information needed then you cannot expect to get accurate useful replies.

 

Interesting... How did you know it was me? Why didn't you say hi?

 

stalker status

 

My part time job is to stalk....lol jk


Ive clicked your links and seen your vids...youre the local celebrity
I would have said Hi but I figured it would have been kind of strange as we've never met "whos this guy??"
I just thought it was cool that I was reading your post at the air port as you walked by..lol "huh..thats Billy" Next time Ill say hi

Just an FYI to the OP..Ive had my wing on for a while and reach speeds close to Jims at Auto Club Speedway.....no sign of damage.
As others have said, more pics please.

 

I don't think the damage shown in the op's pics could be done by someone pulling on the wing by hand. It takes a crapload of force to bend the corner of the trunk.

The damage was most likely caused by a combination of very high speed (most of us on the track don't see the north side of 130) and drag. The back supports didn't push down into the trunk until after the front of the wing was raised due to drag (the wing "rocked" backwards). Once the leading edge of the wing came up the wing was pulled back creating even more drag and the rear of the trunk was crushed.

 

That is a very plausible theory especially due to the OP's subjective comment that the wing was "set at the minimum". A side profile picture of his car to see the wing angle could shed light on this.


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Another thing that might have caused this is the fact that the voltex catalogue warns of excessive downforce when using the type 3 over 240kmh. >160mph = ~260kmh

 

i remember seeing in some catalog or something that voltex doesn't recommend using the type 3 above approx 140mph (i remember calculating it because it was written in kph) because it is a high drag wing

 

The downloadable catalog online also states so