Did you know that racing cars go an average of 190 kilometers per hour, and on certain parts of the track they reach an incredible 300 kilometers per hour?! This speed is enough for the force of the air passing underneath to lift the car off the asphalt, so that it takes off!
Why doesn't this happen after all and why does this strong wind not even in the bends manage to jam the car on two wheels and turn it over? What are such strong forces that keep the car tightly glued to the asphalt? And where is the fine line beyond which a car becomes an airplane?
This Night, researchers from the Formula Student Team "Drumska strela" will take you right into the world of formulas!