The Aero chassis Plus 8 seems to have one aerodynamic curiosity in that when driving on a damp/wet road and hood down moisture is deposited on the inside of the screen, dash and interior mirror. This is irritating and something the Roadster didn't do.
Although the Plus 8 looks like a trad the body has a couple of significant differences:
1. It is wider by 4.5 inches across the cockpit behind the seats.
2. It is rectangular, not trapezoid, in that the front and rear track are the same.
There could be other differences, but without a tape measure comparison it is hard to be certain.
I've tried fitting the wind deflector that Williams offer: it helps but doesn't fully solve the problem. Possibly because it isn't as wide as the cockpit.
It seems that the spray is coming from the back, although this isn't proven. So the next step is to fit rear mud-flaps behind the rear wheels, as described by DW. But instead of neoprene on the circuit board I'll use this:
Spray Control Not expensive, about £25 for 0.25 sq m.
At the front the wheel arches have backs to them, so there is no obvious place for a mud flap, but I think lining the inner wing with this stuff might be worth while. But I'll leave this until I've explored the rear wheel arch route.
It has been suggested that the problem isn't limited to the new Plus 8, but might be associated with the presence/absence of a spare, in that the spare changes the airflow over the rear. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
Peter
