It is not hard to make it reliable if you understand the physics involved.
I think Colin Chapman did not when he built the wings that failed
in Spain all those many years ago.

I was going to write a paper on the subject and submit it Nov 2008
in Oxford at the world 2008 Motorsport Symposium.
http://www.world-motorsport-symposium.com/
I was scheduled at the last minute for the engine day instead of the aerodynamics
day so I talked about turbo compound engines instead.

BTW this Ferrari Can Am version driven by Chris Amon was the largest
race car wing I ever built. It was 83 inches wide. The wing angle was
changed electrically.

I'll be glad to help anyone by email or if you want to organize a symposium
I can come over to the UK and present a paper on the subject. Just pay
my wife and my living expenses while in the UK as we fly UAL for free almost.
Oxford is a nice town. I like Oxford a lot. Perhaps at Oxford
Brooks University.

I think suspension mounted movable wings were a major advance in high
speed automobiles. Too bad the technology was nipped in the bud.

Paul Lamar

Nick Craw wrote:
 Paul: the big concern among F1 teams is the possibility of failure going
 into a high speed bend.  I told them you designed my wing so that it was
 trim tab operated and that it was "fail safe" in that a failure of the
 solenoid would leave the wing in the "down" position.

 Conventional wisdom around the paddock in Barcelona is it's worth 1.5-2
 seconds per lap immediately, equivalent to millions in development in
 other areas.  I told them about my absolute lap record at Marlboro with
 your wing, which even Mark Donohue couldn't top with a full-on prototype
 without a wing.

 FYI  --

 Best regards,

                               NWC.

 -----Original Message-----
 From: rotaryeng@earthlink.net [mailto:rotaryeng@earthlink.net]
 Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 5:35 PM
 To: Nick Craw
 Subject: Re: Emailing: AutoRacing1.com - Rumors Page.htm

 That is good news  would be a lot more energy efficient than what you
 have now.  Dr. Robin Tuluie And I are becoming email buddies so I will
 be sure Renault does it right :) (Just kidding Robin).

 Paul


 On Sun, 10 May 2009 9:31 am, Nick Craw wrote:
 <<AutoRacing1.com - Rumors Page.htm

 Paul: with the possibility of movable rear wings coming into F1, you
 could open up shop again!

 Best regards,

 NWC.
 No rotor no motor Paul Lamar