 The
longtails unclothed. The R8's rear wing is attached directly to
the
rear bodywork. The composite structure seen here further
strengthens
the rear body work, transmits downforce to the chassis, and acts as the rear crash structure.
One draw
back though is the increased polar moment (longtail body work plus
underlying
composite subframe). |
 The
R8's rear wing. Bolted to the center section of the
rear body
work is a gurney flap. This increase base area, produces
downforce,
but also increases engine bay flow through. |
 Compare
the slot gap of the R8's wing to the Reynard
2KQ's rear wing slot gap. |
