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  • Wings for racecar downforce in 1959

    From a425couple@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 20 19:25:20 2019
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    1959 - Columbus Motor Speedway - First Winged Racecar

    https://www.facebook.com/OpenWheelLeader/videos/2088266624531751/UzpfSTEwMDAxMTc1Nzc1MjU5OTpWSzoxODY5NjcxOTgzMTE0NTMx/


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    1959 - Columbus Motor Speedway - First Winged Racecar - Columbus, OH

    This 1959 footage from Columbus Motor Speedway depicts a handful of
    Winged race cars including the first race car to EVER utilize an
    inverted airfoil to increase downforce along with cornering speed. The
    white #910 was driven by the legendary Jim Cushman who debuted it at the central Ohio oval in 1958. By the time the footage was shot in the fall
    of 1959, the famous #910 was joined by several Winged Cars. Winner of
    this season championship contest was another legend; Jack Bowsher.
    Thanks to Tiny Snider for this great footage.

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  • From Mark Jackson@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 20 23:34:31 2019
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    On 4/20/2019 10:25 PM, a425couple wrote:
    1959 - Columbus Motor Speedway - First Winged Racecar - Columbus, OH

    Michael May, Porsche 550, 1956:

    http://type550.com/racing/drivers/michel-may/

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  • From a425couple@21:1/5 to Mark Jackson on Sun Apr 21 16:18:40 2019
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    On 4/20/2019 8:34 PM, Mark Jackson wrote:
    On 4/20/2019 10:25 PM, a425couple wrote:
    1959 - Columbus Motor Speedway - First Winged Racecar - Columbus, OH

    Michael May, Porsche 550, 1956:

    http://type550.com/racing/drivers/michel-may/

    Very interesting.
    Thank you for that.

    May 1956
    "When May’s car proved faster than The Werks Porsches, Porsche
    racing boss, Huschke von Hanstein lodged a protest for the wing
    to be banned, under the pretext that it was unsafe and obscured
    the vision of following drivers and threatened to pull all four
    Werks cars from the race. The officials backed down under the
    influence of Porsche, banning the modification."

    So, sounds like it was a Steward's decision. Never
    written, but nobody else challenged it or tried it,
    until Ferrari in F1 tried it some at Belgium in 1968.

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  • From a425couple@21:1/5 to All on Sun Apr 21 20:40:51 2019
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    On 4/21/2019 4:18 PM, a425couple wrote:
    On 4/20/2019 8:34 PM, Mark Jackson wrote:
    On 4/20/2019 10:25 PM, a425couple wrote:
    1959 - Columbus Motor Speedway - First Winged Racecar - Columbus, OH

    Michael May, Porsche 550, 1956:

    http://type550.com/racing/drivers/michel-may/

    Very interesting.
    Thank you for that.

    May 1956
    "When May’s car proved faster than The Werks Porsches, Porsche
    racing boss, Huschke von Hanstein lodged a protest for the wing
    to be banned, under the pretext that it was unsafe and obscured
    the vision of following drivers and threatened to pull all four
    Werks cars from the race. The officials backed down under the
    influence of Porsche, banning the modification."

    So, sounds like it was a Steward's decision.  Never
    written, but nobody else challenged it or tried it,
    until Ferrari in F1 tried it some at Belgium in 1968.

    Also by then they had plenty of chances to see the well functioning
    wings on Jim Hall's Chaparral 2F that competed in the 1967
    Worlds Sports Car Championship and won at Brands Hatch 500 km.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaparral_Cars

    https://thejudge13.com/2014/02/13/f1-history-1969-high-wings-banned/

    https://www.google.com/search?biw=1904&bih=920&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=TzW9XMbdAsyEtQX0m53QCw&q=Nurenburgring+1000km+1967&oq=Nurenburgring+1000km+1967&gs_l=img.3...24041.28069..29708...0.0..0.111.705.4j3......1....1..gws-wiz-img.CUI13SplJ4A#imgrc=VNw9MtnhTO394M:

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