A
very interesting endplate/wing support interpretation. The ACO rules
state that the wing supports can't be any more than 165 cm apart, so de
Cortanze has simply narrowed the wing to 165 cm and created an integrated
endplate/wing support to get around the endplate rule (max endplate size
40 cm long x 15 cm tall viewed in elevation). The Courage is giving up
some 35 cm of wing area (assuming the wing was to the 200 cm max), but
obviously they've potentially gained that back with the large endplates
(deep endplates act as span increase aerodynamically). Note the horizontal
strake at the tail of the car. |
Interestingly
enough, during the Le Mans Test Days, Courage also experimented with a
full width wing. |
The
Courage ran in the race with the wing extensions. |
The
Courage, here running in FIASCC configuration (note the faux full-width
roll over hoop), reverted to a more conventional wing, doing away with
the deep endplates. |