Aerodynamics is a mysterious art, and it's not surprising that many racers shy away from that which they don't understand. Our MINI Cooper S came equipped with a cool JCW adjustable rear wing, but the front end was unaltered. A bit of rear downforce at speed can be a nice confidence builder, but what a front-wheel-drive car really craves is …
Do you have any previous lap times to compare against?
Unfortunately, we never did run the MINI at Summit Point, so I don't have times to compare.
We do have times at VIR, however: Fastest lap before the splitter was a 2:20.7 in fairly cool air during qualifying around VIR full in 2009. In 2010, the car turned a 2:20.2 in INSANELY hot weather that was definitely hurting horsepower relative to the 2009 lap, and that faster lap time was in race conditions.
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