Wind Buffeting

[ZDan]

Originally Posted by CedN

Interesting and simple solution for the wind buffeting, maybe something i should try to copy on my old non ac car. Though i find it strange that you guys run wide open windows on track. Here its not allowed for safety reasons unless you have window nets.

Most clubs I've run with require windows down, also for "safety" reasons (access to occupants in event of incident). At some point we tried windows half-down for cars without nets but I believe some tracks require windows all the way down.

[smoltz]

Originally Posted by CedN

Interesting and simple solution for the wind buffeting, maybe something i should try to copy on my old non ac car. Though i find it strange that you guys run wide open windows on track. Here its not allowed for safety reasons unless you have window nets.

Every club/track I have been to in the US requires windows down for safety reasons. Just shows you how arbitrary this stuff is.

[CedN]

Originally Posted by smoltz

Every club/track I have been to in the US requires windows down for safety reasons. Just shows you how arbitrary this stuff is.

Yeah they most likely based on wild guesses. But i tend to be in the closed window camp if i can chose, since it keeps arms inside the car and stuff flying around the track on the outside, its how the cars were designed to crash after all. But in my 70s track car i would die of heat stroke on hot days with fully closed windows, so i crack the passenger window slightly open anyway,

[Lelandjt]

Originally Posted by MikeNSX2

that both windows be down while driving on the track.

Is this common? I understand their thinking but it ruins a car's aero and a lot of cars probably have horrible buffeting at above legal speeds. Cars aren't really made to have their windows open above 50mph.

[dave99rt]

Originally Posted by Lelandjt

Is this common? I understand their thinking but it ruins a car's aero and a lot of cars probably have horrible buffeting at above legal speeds. Cars aren't really made to have their windows open above 50mph.

Very common, it's a safety issue if you need to get out of the car quickly.
The DE groups could careless that it ruins a car's aero, you're not racing.
You just kind of deal with the wind buffeting. Helmets help to muffle some of it out.


Different groups have different rules for convertibles also. Some are top up, some are top down, even in light rain.
Some require arm restraints if you want top down, PCA for example.

[RaceAddict]

Funny... here it's always been "window up" unless you've got nets. The marshal at pit-out always checks and if your window is open more than an inch he stops you and makes a cranking motion (like anyone remembers crank windows?) and doesn't let you out until he's satisfied.