Talk:Downforce

Sorry, any full bodied car can easily create more downforce than an open wheeler, especially if you think to an full bodied single seater like the late CanAm cars. If stock cars downforce is limited its for practical or aesthetic consideration. Ericd 21:12, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

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purpose
Is the purpose of the downforce done to prevent the nose of the car from rising up? or does it actually increase the friction seen at the wheels? My gut feel is that the purpose is simply to keep the nose down and prevent the car from flying. A greater downforce/wheel grip can be done by simply increasing mass of the car, and the only time one needs that downforce is when there is a sudden brake, in which case, the downforce itself will drop so .... does it really help at all? I do not see why a car speeding on a road will skid if the brakes are gradually applied nevermind the aerodynamics.

hehehe well they do use air conduits at the base and inverted wing shapes, but wonder what if it was just a "pipe" which turns upwards at the back.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alokdube (talk • contribs) 07:21, 2 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Downforce does increase the friction of each wheel, increasing the grip. This is preferable to adding mass, since extra mass reduces acceleration and increases braking distance. The key benefit of downforce is to greatly increase the grip available when cornering. Bobcousins (talk) 22:20, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

How to read the formula?
I don't understand te WS x H x AoA part of the formula.. I'd say that for an angle of 0 and for an angle of 90 (or pi/2) the downforce should be zero. So instead of just an angle I'd expect an expression like sin(a) * cos(*). What exactly is meant by H? is it a constant or is it a function of the AoA? 80.56.157.138 (talk) 19:57, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

Adding downforce to street cars
ive added some information i think is useful to many readers. Methods of adding downforce is something i believe the orginal page lacked and this opens the door for future expansion. Ian117harris (talk) 23:41, 21 September 2022 (UTC)