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Mar 19, 2012 | 04:35 PM

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Matt_in_VA

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My first "knee jerk" reaction: If it works, like the "Chaparral", Granitelli's Turbine Indy car, or Yamaha's TZ750 Flat Tracker, it will be banned by the sanctioning body.

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Mar 19, 2012 | 05:53 PM

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At Sebring

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QBh6rLjhSQ

In car video from a test session

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wlQAvEfmeI

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Mar 19, 2012 | 07:01 PM

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looks like it was a pace lap speed which is no surprise; what they were looking for was the 4-days of testing after the crowd went home.

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Mar 20, 2012 | 01:11 PM

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I have been struggling to figure out why this would be a desirable set up.
The only thing I can come up with is reduced frontal area.
The vehicle dynamics otherwise just don't add up in my head.

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