Hood scoop science

[Stan Back]

Some of these windshield entry scoops are surely bordering on being steamlining.  I'm surprised they haven't been protested (including the one used by a much-publicized media-backed car).

[Bob Drury]

Stan, by definition, a device pulling air from the windshield can hardly be called a "scoop".  If you were to ban them, then lets ban inlets through grills and maybe we should ban scoops altogether.  Lets not get hung up on the way things have allways been.  If you are running a car in a non-production class, we need to allow a little ingenuity and creativity .

[Rex Schimmer]

Gary,
 It is legal in your choosen class to duct the air from the front grill area of the car which is certainly one of the best high pressure areas at speed. Then if you do have something that is going to protrude above the hood line you could make a nice aero hood bubble that if done right would add almost nothing in the way of aero drag. Sure a little more work but in my opinion the best looking and most efficient.
 (But with my opinion and a buck fifty you can get a coffee at Starbucks too!)
 Rex Schimmer

[Stan Back]

Bob -- If a panel that smooths out the transition from the front of the car to the blunt rise of the windshield cannot be called a scoop, what do you call it?  How about streamlining?  Altered rules state "the basic shape and contour of the vehicle cannot be changed."  We're all still left plenty of room for ingenuity and creativity within the rules.