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8) The ’’State of the Art” of'wind tunnel blockage correc­
tions has not been developed to a high degree for blunt
bodies on a ground plane.

In limited recent competition, the effects of the aerodynamics of

the Charger Daytona have been clearly established. In September, the

Daytona set a new O fficial world’ n losed lap speed record of 199.996

MPH at Talledega, Alabama, during qualifying for the ’’Talledega 500”;

unofficially, lap ■ 'n peeds of over 200 MPH were recorded. At the two

high speed races since the introduction of the Daytona, the ‘'Talledega

500” and the ’’Texas 500”, the Daytona has been the winning car.

Although by no means an optimum aerodynamic ground vehic the

Daytona represents a significant aerodynamic improvement over all othe s - .

present production America automobiles. The aerodynamic knowledge

gained on the race track has the long range potential of benefiting

production vehicles in the areas of improved fuel O J conomy, handling in

corners, gusts and crosswinds, and acceleration. In fact, looking at

even broader applications, all high speed land-borne transportation sys­

tems could benefit from aerodynamic information acquired from cars such

as the Daytona.

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