[Leica] An R series question R8 - jensen

[DouglasMSharp at netscape.net (Douglas M. Sharp)]

We ?, Frank,

 I thought the name rang a bell - Williams - aerodynamics - Lotus - 
Ligier ..............?

Douglas

Frank Dernie schrieb:

> We built a 4WD F1 car in 1981/2. It used 6 wheels in total, two at the 
> front and four driven wheels as close together as possible at the 
> rear. It had several advantages such as rear wing position, frontal 
> area and the possibility of running full length "skirts" (it was 
> ground effect era). It was the speed of this prototype which caused 
> the change in the rules banning 4WD.
> I do not think it would have been possible to get it down to the 
> weight limit though.
> Frank
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