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Old 1 May 2007, 21:38 (Ref:1904551)   #1
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Upside down McLaren

has anyone got any pics of when Mclaren ran one of their f1 cars in a wind tunnel and drove it upside down? i remember seing it in a mclaren magazine. think darren turner drove but cant be certain. i am pretty sure it was in germany though
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Old 2 May 2007, 01:06 (Ref:1904643)   #2
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wasnt the image an April Fool though? I do seem to remember an image ages ago, but not sure it was Turner though and pretty sure it was a set up
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Old 4 May 2007, 14:36 (Ref:1906608)   #3
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theres a few club racers around who race upside down . . .sometimes !
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Old 6 May 2007, 23:08 (Ref:1908036)   #4
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theres a few club racers around who race upside down . . .sometimes !
LOL

Try driving any car upside down and you'll be running out of fuel in a few seconds...the fuel pick-ups in the tank are at the bottom of the fuel tank! Besides a fuel other interesting things...lubrification and fuel injection! Simply won't work.
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