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    What university helped develop the roof flaps on NASCAR stock cars?

    Question #97151. Asked by tonythe1. (Jul 01 08 3:39 PM)


    zbeckabee

    		That would be the University of Michigan -- Jack Rouse who is in Michigan helped to design the roof flaps -- NASCAR introduces roof flaps as an experiment early in the 1994 Winston Cup season, as a potential solution to cars getting airborne when turned backwards.

    http://en.allexperts.com/q/NASCAR-Racing-2068/Roof-Flaps.htm

    This answer may be wrong and the correct answer may be the post by jaknginger. The HANS device (NOT the roof flaps) was co-developed by Dr. Robert Hubbard, a professor of engineering at Michigan State University, and his brother-in-law, former IMSA car driver Jim Downing. However, ERU claims to have assisted in the "redesign" of NASCAR roof flaps -- So, we may well be back to square one.

    http://www.howstuffworks.com/nascar-safety.htm/printable

    http://www.erau.edu/er/newsmedia/newsreleases/1997/conrec.html

    Jul 01 08, 8:43 PM
    jaknginger

    		1994 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR_rules_and_regulations#Roof_flaps



    Jul 01 08, 11:06 PM
    zbeckabee

    		And of course, a third option:

    This paper describes the effort initiated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), and joined by General Motors Corporations (GM), Ford Motor Company (FORD) and Roush Industries, Inc. (Roush) to develop and manufacture a roof- mounted, aero flap system (referred hereafter as "roof flaps") for race car applications.

    http://www.sae.org/servlets/productDetail?PROD_TYP=PAPER&PROD_CD=942522

    Jul 02 08, 8:15 AM

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