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Lotus 78 and 79: The Ground-Effect Cars John Tipler
Publisher: The Crowood Press UK

€�I won both of Eventually when he landed on European soil with full contracts, he set about making his mark. Nov 9, 2005 - However, Team Lotus designer Peter Wright was the man who made some of the most significant discoveries. The Lotus It was so superior in competition, that in the years to come, other competitors would mimic the design of the Lotus cars. Lotus vandt verdensmesterskabet i 1978 med efterfølgeren, den underskønne ground .. Feb 16, 2013 - The Lotus 79 was the triumphant fruit of all his toil. Sep 10, 2013 - Two 100 mile races were scheduled at the track in Ontario as the American Formula 5000 cars, which didn't have a fuel tank big enough to run a full Grand Prix distance, were allowed to race along with the Formula 1 machines. To date, the car is respected owing to several design elements which made full use of the “ground effects” which its immediate predecessor, the Lotus 78 had pioneered. This led to the development of Colin Chapman's 'ground effect' Lotus 78 and the Championship winning type 79. Jan 8, 2013 - He was responsible for the F1 Team Lotus wind tunnel programme which led to the development of the first ground effect car, the Lotus 78. After winning the title in 1978, the following After winning his title in 1979, Ferrari gave him the 312T5 for 1980, the car was frankly a dog with the ground-effect aerodynamics incompatible with the three litre flat-12. Jan 28, 2007 - The predecessor to the 79 in history was the Lotus 78 which introduced ground effects to the Formula 1 sport. The car was build on the ground effect foundations that were laid by the Lotus 78. But this had little effect on the way the car behaved. Mar 21, 2013 - Det er som regel Lotus, der tilskrives æren for med Lotus 78 (fra 1977) at have tøjlet luftstrømmene under en Formel 1-bil til dét, der blev kendt som Ground Effect. Andretti drove the Lotus 78 in the first five races before switching to the Lotus 79 for the rest of season. Mar 25, 2014 - The Lotus 79 was the first F1 car to take full advantage of ground effects aerodynamics, pioneered in its immediate predecessor, the Lotus 78. Aug 17, 2010 - Andretti is a driver I've always had little respect for, he only ever won through a combination of having the best car and the misfortune of others, namely the Lotus 78 and 79, and the death of Ronnie Peterson. Mar 12, 2010 - The 78 was Chapman's revolutionary ground effects car which debuted at the tail-end of Season 1977. Dec 8, 2009 - In 1978 Colin Chapman made a Formula 1 car that would change Formula 1 forever. Andretti persevered with the car, but his new team mate Carlos Reutemann refused to drive it and stayed with the Lotus 79.