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May 9, 2008

A Great Pic and a Question

By Ben Schaffer

Bulletproof Automotive

I’m all for functional aerodynamics, but am I the only person noticing just how ridiculously long these front underboards are protruding from the nose of the car? I feel like just in the past six months the average front underboard has doubled in its length forward. It’s a massive trend in racing in Japan right now and with each step further outwards I feel like we’re returning to the super silouette inspired 1980s Bosozoku style. I’m a reader of Auto Otaku’s blog and I’ve been seeing a lot of cars on there with underboards/diffusers even longer than this one. I think it’s cool in a very hardcore way, but damn if they arent growing bigger by the second. I feel like I’m going to start seeing new generation sports cars on the street done up by their owners to mimic this trend and then we’ll have in a sense a modern sports car Bosozoku style comeback. I honestly don’t know if thats a good thing or not. Looks and functions great on cars like this Super GT Z33 and on time attack cars, but on the street it could become a bad joke if it gets out of hand. One more pic after the jump.

super gt Z33

super gt Z33

Comments

Lincoln
Jun 6, 2008 at 12:25 pm

that lip is nothing compared to the suzuki escudo..
yeh.
that car from GT3.. maybe 2 as well.
1000hp. red. pikes peak.. stuff like that.

http://www.tuning-freunde-ost.de/Diverses/Suzuki%20Escudo%20Pikes%20Peak%208.jpg

a lip is an understatment.
its a shovel.

Noname666
May 22, 2008 at 8:47 pm

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GTwildfire
May 11, 2008 at 2:38 am

In racing, if it adheres to the rules and it gives an advantage… it’s fair game.
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Whether it’s an underboard, wing or whatever…
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Looks are for the road, but function is king on the track.

elcamino-dude
May 10, 2008 at 3:28 am

on somethign as badass as this, i dont mind it, but when oyu get a really basic plain civic or 240 with something like this on the street, thats pushing it 2 far lol

cknarf
May 10, 2008 at 3:07 am

This sort of thing is expected with rice.

Amazingly, it actually looks pretty good (on a purpose-built racecar)

If i see one civic with a big, non-functional, dumbass underboard driving down the street, I’m gonna crush it with the formula!

Junimrox
May 10, 2008 at 2:17 am

It’s almost a linving room where you can sit and chat with your friends.

Noname666
May 10, 2008 at 1:08 am

I agree with the both of you.

Joshua
May 9, 2008 at 11:36 pm

Yah they should slow down with the whole idea of a huge platform like front end..ITS HOMELY