The rear wing of the car in front tends to push the air higher, creating a very turbulent low-pressure area directly behind the car. At high speeds, downforce can be disrupted by following closely behind another car. A car following closely often will suffer understeer as a result of being in this "dirty air."
The turbulence created by the passing of a car. Another car following closely in this air finds its aerodynamics disrupted. With downforce cut drastically, the car behind has less effective steering, less grip and may spin off.
Air turbulence behind or beside the car often creating a loss of downforce
A. Term used to describe unsettled air around the cars during drafting. (see Draft) B. Term used to describe the aroma around the parking lot Port-a-jons.
The air used and discarded by the lead car.
Turbulent air caused by fast-moving cars that can cause one of those cars to lose control.
Aerodynamic term for the turbulent air currents caused by fast moving cars that can cause a particular car to lose control.
The turbulence created in the wake of other race cars.
At high speeds, down force on the front wings can be disrupted by following closely behind another car. The rear wing of the car in front tends to push the air higher, creating a very turbulent low-pressure area directly behind the car. A car following closely often will suffer understeer as a result of being in this "dirty air."
The turbulence created in the air flow behind a race car. This occurs a little further back behind the car than the vacuum created during drafting
The term used to describe wild air current turbulence that can cause a race car to lose control. This term is especially used in restrictor plate racing.
The air used and churned by the lead car in a line.
