This is why race cars have big wings
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LnmD7kxHUw&hd=1

From this thread, with pics: http://forums.evolutionm.net/motor-s...ash-video.html

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and roll cages!!!

for those too lazy to check the link, the images are amazing.

http://www.tunerzine.com/articles/224/1.jpg
http://elementtuning.com/store/wp-co...0-Crash-77.bmp
http://elementtuning.com/store/wp-co...10-Crash-6.bmp

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As noted in that thread, this is also why you should always invest in a full face helmet. Notice the flying glass? Yeah, that wouldn't feel so good in your face.

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That's just flippin nuts!

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fawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwk

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I just had a flashback. Except I was going so much slower LOL.

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Just want you guys to know that an evo is a grocery getter, but still has a big wing...... lol! :p

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I was gonna say. hahaha

Dayum.

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Thought you needed a hatchback for that?

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Oh! crazy. Original setup, 3 years of racing with:

http://www.tunerzine.com/articles/22...s/_DSC1594.jpg

New setup, he crashed after 4 laps with:
http://elementtuning.com/store/wp-co...lerwingweb.jpg

Must have just pulled right through the CF trunk :(

*edit* ahh, it must have bent sideways, and snapped off from the sideways force. This wing above the roof is a good setup, but def need some sort of cross bracing on it! Triangles are strong, squares deform.

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Scheides Im not riding with you any more until you put your wing back on. haha

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It's the same wing that I have...they removed the APR logos is all.

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The AMS racing evo had the cables in an X to prevent just this event from happening, seems to have worked. If they were "more hardcore" (and I say that from a non-hardcore standpoint) they would have made their wing stands bolt to the floor of the trunk and go through holes in the trunk lid, then they could have had side bracing inside where you can't see it.

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End of that thread it shows a good diagram of what happened:

http://www.douro-oni.com/images/badWing.jpg

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That would be a crazy ass ride, 140+mph!!! Holy Santa clause shit..

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There are some ridiculously large wings on autocross cars that do not have side bracing and they flop around all over, I always wonder why they don't put a diagonal bar across them.

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Wow i cant believe the steering wheel broke wow.

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poor sabuboo even broke the steering wheel!

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Autocross cars also don't travel at 100mph+ very often.

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I thought they had wings for lift off. SKip ahead to 50 seconds for the full speed view (probably way more than 150mph). A slow motion view can be seen at 2:00.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ8o3...eature=related

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I just dont understand how people can flip their cars through the air like that....

Heres some pics of my old subie

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...otaledsubi.jpg

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...taledsubi2.jpg

Notice my "Big Wing" tucked in the back seat...
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...taledsubi3.jpg

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...taledsubi4.jpg

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Matt is pointing out that the wings still move around quite a bit and could benefit from additional bracing.

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That would be a pants-filling situation. Poor car. :(

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Where was that? Rally-X?

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I clicked a few links and read a bit more about it. It appears that it happened at VIR and it might have been a NASA event. There are several pages of discussion on this and wings in general if you follow it a little bit.

Apparently this guy had one of the ones with 1/4" braces. One of the same wings in 1/8" broke recently as well.

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Here is a link with more info and the driver's opinion. Looks like it was a NASA time trials event at VIR.

Some good spoiler info on it (assuming the info is reliable).

http://www.nasaforums.com/viewtopic....38561f56ef3a9d