[DeTomaso] Kurt Busch Pantera

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One thing that the NASCAR guys noticed was how the Gas Monkey's were 
going to get air into the engine, which appeared to be from above the 
trans axle. The NASCAR guys said that that wasn't a good place to pull 
air in and thus elected to duct it in from the sides of the deck lid. 
Later there is a scene where it shows two air cleaners and what appears 
to be sealing surfaces onto the deck lid. Did the NASCAR guys not know 
about the Pantera side boundary air layer or did they know that their 
design would work and ignored the boundary layer? Since they said that 
this Pantera built to go 200 mph, which I doubt it ever got up to much 
over 150 mph on that track, they seemed think that their engine inlet 
air design would work. Engine power on the Pantera never seemed to be an 
issue during the practice or racing. I have and believe that the side 
window scoops and sealed air box works, although for some engine 
applications the NASCAR deck lid air inlet design might be what some 
cars could use.