The pic is for illustrative purposes and apparently the spring ricocheted off the inside of the driver protection mouldings and then impacted his head above his left eye.James_graham wrote:Didn't the spring hit massa on the top of the visor? that is still exposed in this picture!
Yes, I thought about something like that, and a second roll-hoop above and ahead driver's head. It must be placed such that fast driver extraction is still possible but large objects like wheels may not penetrate into driver's compartment.djos wrote:The pic is for illustrative purposes and apparently the spring ricocheted off the inside of the driver protection mouldings and then impacted his head above his left eye.James_graham wrote:Didn't the spring hit massa on the top of the visor? that is still exposed in this picture!
[/quote]KevlarUSA wrote:
The future?
Question. What would you do if the screen was covered with oil or fluid. Drivers have visor tear offs for a reason. You could bet the aero department wouldn't want some windscreen wiper messing with their aero at 250Kms.KevlarUSA wrote:
The future?
The spring first hit the nose of the F60, so yes a windscreen such as the in the pic would have made a differnce, how much? That is only speculation.James_graham wrote:Didn't the spring hit massa on the top of the visor? that is still exposed in this picture!
Rain-x, or some new F-1 version of it... Rain-Fpaused wrote:Question. What would you do if the screen was covered with oil or fluid. Drivers have visor tear offs for a reason. You could bet the aero department wouldn't want some windscreen wiper messing with their aero at 250Kms.
I live in Broward (right above miami) and agree. I wax my windshield and apply rain X spray and rain X washer fluid. Airplanes have such a thing, the A320 my dad flies has bottles so strong if they leak it is an immediate health hazzard to anyone in the plane.ISLAMATRON wrote:Rain-x, or some new F-1 version of it... Rain-Fpaused wrote:Question. What would you do if the screen was covered with oil or fluid. Drivers have visor tear offs for a reason. You could bet the aero department wouldn't want some windscreen wiper messing with their aero at 250Kms.
It rains hippos & elephants here in Miami, and I dont have windsheild wipers on my racecar, just the lastest gel formula rain-x and anti fog on the inside.
the roll hoop is a great idea but then we get back to the problem of a quick easy extractionDaveKillens wrote:
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And gave me some old example (like some others we have seen recently):Manchild wrote:"This would be more than enough to prevent impacts from both sides as well as from above (Surtees). Add to that thick, raised and angled windshield and there you have safe F1 with open cockpit. Helmets would still be visible, drivers could wave and give hand signals on pre-start failure, and the fire extinguisher system could work without choking the driver.
All that's needed is an angled windshield which would launch/ricochet flying objects upwards or sideways.
As you can see, I've suggested slightly raised snorkel. Drivers already bend their head forward when getting in or out of the car due to specific body position. This is just a quick sketch, it could be tested how much space between the snorkel and the helmet should be left.
Just move the snorkel forward as mush as possible, and connect it with existing shoulder/head protector - that's what I'm suggesting. It would be fugly like old Walter Wolf cars but safe."
