Maxton Mile

Wrenchette Patty was checking out the "Peanut" at Maxton.

This Ghia body has a better CD than the standard Bug. We are trying to slick up the nose of the Speedwagen to overcome the difference in CD. We switched to a curved front window Super Beetle to get the aerodynamic advantage over the older style flat glass.

Here are some aero info links for you to check out.
http://aerodyn.org/Annexes/Racing/racing.html
http://gtechprosupport.com/support/AeroDragCalc.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_equation