1/5: Car goes airborne, hits home

dasviper · 01-08-2002, 09:07 PM

This is a Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR leaving the earth during the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The car did 3 complete backflips in midair, coming to rest right-side-up. The driver walked away. (In the second panel, we are looking at the back of the car, which is coming toward us. It is upside-down.)

Keeping this from occuring is exactly why cars have spoilers (the wings on the trunk and front bumper). A tuned race car like the CLK GTR generates enough downforce at full speed to literally drive inverted.

Click here for a short film of the event.

01-08-2002, 09:07 PM	#1
dasviper Belt Conveyor Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Hanover, NH, USA Posts: 67	Aero and auto meet again. This is a Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR leaving the earth during the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The car did 3 complete backflips in midair, coming to rest right-side-up. The driver walked away. (In the second panel, we are looking at the back of the car, which is coming toward us. It is upside-down.) Keeping this from occuring is exactly why cars have spoilers (the wings on the trunk and front bumper). A tuned race car like the CLK GTR generates enough downforce at full speed to literally drive inverted. Click here for a short film of the event.

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