<html><head></head><body><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div><div>Chuck,</div><div><br></div><div>I've ordered the book but I don't think that I am a fast worker anymore, so I won't be able to implement any of bob's suggestions this year. </div><div><br></div><div>Mark<br></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="yahoo_quoted_3919354582" class="yahoo_quoted"><div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;"><div>On Saturday, August 26, 2017 09:48:45 PM, mark skwarek <ehpantera@yahoo.com> wrote:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div id="yiv2059519062"><html><head></head><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div><div>Chuck,</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>I've smoothed the bottom somewhat. It's a start. Will let you know how things perform.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Mark<br clear="none"></div></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv2059519062yqt0985303326" id="yiv2059519062yqt67598"><div class="yiv2059519062yahoo_quoted" id="yiv2059519062yahoo_quoted_4025924934"><div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;"><div>On Saturday, August 26, 2017 09:42:39 PM, Charles Engles via TPR <tpr@teampanteraracing.com> wrote:</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><div id="yiv2059519062"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><html><head><div class="yiv2059519062yqt0985303326" id="yiv2059519062yqt90025"><style>#yiv2059519062 #yiv2059519062 --
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#yiv2059519062 </style></head><div><div><div class="yiv2059519062WordSection1"><p class="yiv2059519062MsoNormal">Dear Dennis,</p><p class="yiv2059519062MsoNormal"> </p><p class="yiv2059519062MsoNormal"> </p><p class="yiv2059519062MsoNormal"> I just read Bob Riley’s biographical book: The Art of Race Car Design. I highly recommend it. Among other things, he would often improve the downforce on various racing cars with the simple expedient of a flat piece of sheet metal that sealed and smoothed the airflow beneath the car. (He also created much more effective and complicated under body shapes that improve downforce). </p><p class="yiv2059519062MsoNormal"> </p><p class="yiv2059519062MsoNormal"> </p><p class="yiv2059519062MsoNormal"> Back in your salad days with the Brazilian Bikini Team and various ORR wins in the high speed classes, I recall that you did have some aero mods on your Pantera. Did you have the underside sealed and smoothed? </p><p class="yiv2059519062MsoNormal"> </p><p class="yiv2059519062MsoNormal"> </p><p class="yiv2059519062MsoNormal"> Curious, Chuck Engles</p><p class="yiv2059519062MsoNormal"> </p></div></div></div></div></html><div>_______________________________________________<br clear="none">TPR mailing list<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:TPR@teampanteraracing.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:TPR@teampanteraracing.com">TPR@teampanteraracing.com</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://teampanteraracing.com/mailman/listinfo/tpr_teampanteraracing.com">http://teampanteraracing.com/mailman/listinfo/tpr_teampanteraracing.com</a><br clear="none"></div></html></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>