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Hi all ...

We've just posted a really interesting story with photos on our blog about this.

You can read our story about it and view the rest of the photos of it at ...

http://www.tunersgroup.com/TunerWire_Live/

- Adam

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That's very cool!

Hi Iron Chef - amazing huh :laugh:

And unlike most conspiracy theories, this one is actually there :wub:

You can view the satellite imagery of it here ...

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&m...mp;t=h&z=19

- Adam

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Yeah I thought it was an interesting story when I read about it. One would think more info would have surfaced after a whole year though, surely?

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Yeah I thought it was an interesting story when I read about it. One would think more info would have surfaced after a whole year though, surely?

It has - a year ago it was mostly just rumour and innuendo, and we don't post anything until it is confirmed as fact.

Racecar Engineering only published their detailed article about the tunnel in the current issue of StockCar Engineering, and that article is only available in the print version of the magazine, and not on their website yet - as soon as the new article is available on their website, we'll provide a link to it.

The new article goes into huge detail about how the inside of the tunnel is set up, how tests are carried out in the tunnel, and the exact advantages of using a full sized tunnel over a wind tunnel.

The new article also says that a steam catapult like what they use to launch fighter jets off carriers has also been considered to increase the maximum speed possible inside the tunnel.

It also includes full details on the equipment used during testing, which includes datalogging by Pi Research, a pair of AQS Air Quest 1000 dehumidifiers, and a Vantage Pro weather controller - so essentially they can set the environment in the tunnel however they want it, for testing cars at different humidities, air temps etc.

The tunnel even has a turntable in it at the end of the tunnel so the cars can be turned around quickly for the next run, and Racecar Engineering's new article also reads ...

The test car can also tow a second car through the test section to simulate drafting, and multi-car tests have been conducted with two cars running nose to tail or side by side

As soon as the new article is available online, we provide an update and links to the new article - it has some very interesting diagrams and illustrations, and completely new info about the inside of the tunnel and how it is used.

- Adam

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Oh, awesome, well be sure to let us know when your next massive industry insider scoop happens on this one.

Huh ?

It's an interesting story which clearly hardly anyone in Australia has heard about, and which up until Racecar Engineering confirmed the story in their very latest issue was mostly rumour. So now that a respected magazine like Racecar Engineering has confirmed it in the very latest issue of StockCar Engineering, and provided more technical info on it, we shared it with the forum - simple.

As I said above, a year ago it was mostly just rumour and innuendo, and we don't post anything until it is confirmed as fact. It's now confirmed as fact, so we posted it.

If unlike the vast majority of forum members you're not interested in our posts, feel free to ignore our future posts - I for one found it a very interesting story, and clearly many other forum members did too :P

- Adam

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