For these reasons, drag and horsepower calculations for cars are not comparable to conventional equations that are intended for the design of aircraft. If the data we get out of a test facility ...

Drafting cars fight for lead, inches apart, roaring at speed. NASCAR races often appear as raw, mechanical battles of speed ...

If we put the car on a set of scales and have four guys pull straight backward on the rear spoiler to simulate drag, we would see a change in the front-to-rear percentage of total weight distribution.

Hawkes is here at Texas Motor Speedway exercising his Hemi Orange 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona—Chrysler’s wingman, so to speak, ...

The Next Gen car has a tremendous amount of drag,” Hamlin explained. “So the spoiler is giant. The car itself, even with no spoiler, has way more drag than the Gen 6 car.

Truthfully, if you have a convertible race car, you’re gonna wanna position your rear wing a bit differently. At least, that’s what some simulations by ex-F1 aerodynamicist and current ...

The front-wheel drive, Civic AEM Pro Drag Car of Stephan Papadakis features a 2.2-liter turbocharged Honda engine boasting 650 horsepower, a full tube frame chassis, and carbon fiber brakes.