To Wing or Not to Wing That is the Question

To Wing or Not to Wing That is the Question

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paul lacey

Original Poster:

2,485 posts

281 months

Wednesday 3rd July 2002
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Well had the GTS for over a year now and the question is to wing or not.

As I understand it there is no point in fitting the GTS/R rear wing without the front and side splitters or else the front becomes light.

Comments any one?

viper

10,005 posts

280 months

Wednesday 3rd July 2002
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F4NGS from Rockingham, i belive has just has a new rear wing made in carbon fire with an integral brake light and a modified front splitter maybe worth a chat.
Some of the bi-plane US wings are just plain ugly to
me, think Nad's is the best I've seen, quite neutral not adding much downforce more of a visual thing. Phil
the guy by me has just ordered the Sean Roe aluminium
wing which is fully adjustable (with out the front splitter) handy for the odd track day. When i finally change to a GTS a wing will be the second upgrade

paul lacey

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2,485 posts

281 months

Wednesday 3rd July 2002
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Whats the first?

viper

10,005 posts

280 months

Wednesday 3rd July 2002
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engine sound system - exhaust

VENOM500

2,984 posts

290 months

Saturday 6th July 2002
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Seen anything that takes your fancy?Any joy with the grey GTS.I like the idea of a beasty rear wing but don,t like the idea of cutting my beast!

paul lacey

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281 months

Wednesday 10th July 2002
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Have you seen the wing that fits behind a US number plate just a plate and a US size plate and way you go

viper

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280 months

Wednesday 10th July 2002
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autoform ??

viper

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280 months

Wednesday 10th July 2002
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loop type has to be the hennessey one, if they still make them

viper

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280 months

Wednesday 10th July 2002
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hep, thats hennessey, we took some shots at Lemans of the UK RT with the similar body kit

paul lacey

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Thursday 11th July 2002
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Went to Harpenden last night for the show.

Met a guy who is rebuilding a GTS for racing with the Hennessay front fitted. He bought the original Hennessay front mould from Rawlson at Dover and is having a spare made, perhaps he could make them to special order.

Yes he replied think so, so watch this space

viper

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280 months

Thursday 11th July 2002
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thers's plenty of US guys crying out for that spoiler to finish there cars off

>> Edited by viper on Thursday 11th July 12:53

Guibo

274 posts

272 months

Thursday 11th July 2002
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Is this kind of what you had in mind (rear wing only)?:



This is the car that won the One Lap of America this year, 3rd year in a row.


Personally, I think it looks best w/o the wing.

>> Edited by Guibo on Thursday 11th July 22:12

viper

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280 months

Wednesday 17th July 2002
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Saw Phil's car with Sean Roe wing rather tasty, sprayed it up red/white and left the adjustable bits
in stainless, reckons he can feel downforce when set at zero degrees