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[65 Goatboy]

When did canards become "mudflaps"? Next we will call struts "poles"?

David Grubnic calls them air deflectors.

 

[twostep]

When did canards become "mudflaps"? Next we will call struts "poles"?

They're not really canards to begin with but rather kick-out panels that in my opinion serve as little billboards for sponsor names more than any real advantage they might provide. And there's nicknames for just about every part on a race car anyway. Tires are referred to as 'hoops'; frame rails as 'pipe', nitro as 'juice' or 'sauce', blowers as 'huffers', injector hats as 'bird catchers', 'buzzard catchers' or 'big uglies', pistons as 'slugs' and so on. Besides, those panels do resemble a mud flap, do they not? Hence the nick.

 

[z28]

They're not really canards to begin with but rather kick-out panels that in my opinion serve as little billboards for sponsor names more than any real advantage they might provide. And there's nicknames for just about every part on a race car anyway. Tires are referred to as 'hoops'; frame rails as 'pipe', nitro as 'juice' or 'sauce', blowers as 'huffers', injector hats as 'bird catchers', 'buzzard catchers' or 'big uglies', pistons as 'slugs' and so on. Besides, those panels do resemble a mud flap, do they not? Hence the nick.

being from the trucking world I'd call them 1/4 fenders.

 

[roscoe37]

are not landspeed cars going over 500 mph, just saying

 

[aakar]

are not landspeed cars going over 500 mph, just saying

Yes, but not racing each other, although that would be pretty cool

 

[65 Goatboy]

Tasca's issue was side by side.