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@Emyr
Round cross sections are notably bad for aero, but it'd be (slightly) interesting to see a fluid dynamics simulation of the flow across an empty valve hole.
I suspect the air is so turbulent by the time it reaches the valve hole that it barely matters, unless the hole is in the leading part of the rim, where the effect would probably be insignificant.