Super Touring Rear Wheels

[Eurotech]

Just a question, I was watching my BTCC 2000 review DVD and I noticed that the Super Touring cars have strange rear wheels. I used to think this was ballast but I'm not sure anymore bacause some cars have them and others don't.

Can anyone help?

[BTCC2]

What was strange that you noticed about them?

[Eurotech]

Some cars have smooth Rear Rims wheras others have normal rims with spokes

[BTCC2]

Somebody correct me if I am wrong but I believe that is nothing more than a difference in appearance. I don't think it changes anything at all with the performance of the car because there were often cases after the pit stops where 3 of the wheels would be the same and 1 would be different.

[Allyc85]

Isnt it to do with aero dynamics and reducing drag?

[LiamM]

Yes it was, rather like the F1 cars of 2008-2009 had the 'wheel spinners'.

Although the touring car teams used to play around with them often between just rears or all 4.

[Eurotech]

Thanks for clearing that up

Its amazing how technologically advanced the Super Tourers were back then! I don't think wheel spinners would make much difference nowadays...

[BTCC2]

Wow, well I never knew that! There was evidentally alot of money being spent by manufacturers in the R&D of the SuperTourers.

[LiamM]

Wow, well I never knew that! There was evidentally alot of money being spent by manufacturers in the R&D of the SuperTourers.

I think it was most evident at Snetterton? Where the high speed nature of the circuit called for less drag and most IIRC had covers on all four wheels, I think the Accords used to. Might have to dig the old tape player out to have a look at the weekend

[wedge]

I thought those things were banned by then. I remember the BMWs had them in the mid-90s