Window nets on passenger side of car?

[James Rogerson]

My tin can Civic is forever getting crap flying in the passenger side window. Last time I ran the car I got junk all inside from that side (Yes Matt it was when I went off in 8 at Mid-Ohio).

Is there a consensus on legality or should I say illegality. :lol:

I know I can put the one just to the right of the driver seat, but I hate that whole system in the Busch car because of how much room I take up in the car and the angle of attack from my shoulder to the shift lever. Especially with the Civic since the lever is way forward for most people.

TIA

James

 

[JasonIsley99]

My tin can Civic is forever getting crap flying in the passenger side window. Last time I ran the car I got junk all inside from that side (Yes Matt it was when I went off in 8 at Mid-Ohio).

Is there a consensus on legality or should I say illegality. :lol:

I know I can put the one just to the right of the driver seat, but I hate that whole system in the Busch car because of how much room I take up in the car and the angle of attack from my shoulder to the shift lever. Especially with the Civic since the lever is way forward for most people.

TIA

James

No idea on the illegality of it... But I would see if you can find a net for a RHD car, I would want the release to be on the inside in case I needed to get out in a hurry.

 

[Matt Blehm]

What's this? You went off at M-O? You're not perfect? I didn't hear about that... :shock:

For how long your arms are and how small that car is, I'm surprised you don't run a right side window net just to keep your arms inside the car. You can probably adjust your right side mirror from the driver's seat, no? (and what is it with really tall people racing tiny cars?)

Would a mesh window net really stop that much trash from entering the cockpit if you went off? It might keep some grass from coming in while you're going sideways, but I would think it would just "roll" off the back of the net into the car anyway as soon as you started going forward again.

legality-wise I have no idea, but practicality-wise, would it work?

 

[S. Henry]

My tin can Civic is forever getting crap flying in the passenger side window. Last time I ran the car I got junk all inside from that side (Yes Matt it was when I went off in 8 at Mid-Ohio).

Is there a consensus on legality or should I say illegality. :lol:

I know I can put the one just to the right of the driver seat, but I hate that whole system in the Busch car because of how much room I take up in the car and the angle of attack from my shoulder to the shift lever. Especially with the Civic since the lever is way forward for most people.

TIA

James

I'm not certain it's legal (or illegal)... but I ran one on my SM last year. That included the runoffs. I wouldn't have run it if I thought it was illegal or something I couldn't defend. Just my opinion...

 

[EPrill]

My tin can Civic is forever getting crap flying in the passenger side window. Last time I ran the car I got junk all inside from that side (Yes Matt it was when I went off in 8 at Mid-Ohio).

Is there a consensus on legality or should I say illegality. :lol:

I know I can put the one just to the right of the driver seat, but I hate that whole system in the Busch car because of how much room I take up in the car and the angle of attack from my shoulder to the shift lever. Especially with the Civic since the lever is way forward for most people.

TIA

James

I'm not certain it's legal (or illegal)... but I ran one on my SM last year. That included the runoffs. I wouldn't have run it if I thought it was illegal or something I couldn't defend. Just my opinion...

That was for safety, right Sam?

 

[Rob]

For a couple of Daytona 500's I pbserved the window net being made of a larger web material (probably like 1 1/2" with the openings between the web being about 1/4"). Then the net was positioned such that the trailing edge was overlapped with the "B" pillar and there was actully velcro on the exterior of the body and the window net to hold the trailing edge of the net. I'm sure that it was all for safety and not to gain any aero. ;-) Last year observed that all the cars were back to "normal" window nets. Either it didn't do what people thought or NASCAR decided that they didn't like it.

FWIW when people try to run right side window nets in Grand-Am they are not allowed.


edit-I can't speel sum wurds.

 

[Al Seim]

OK, I'll bite:

"If it doesn't say you can, you can't"

Under what rationale is this legal? I can't think that it really makes the car safer, it COULD be an obstacle to quick egress or rescue, and it could if done "right" be an aero advantage, see above post re NASCAR/Grand Am.

 

[James Rogerson]

I was actually thinking about one of those tiny hole mesh type that most of the F&C people call in as "Car 54 has no window net!". Can't believe the big band thing would work. Most of the air diverters I've seen at the B-pillar are deflectors that keep air from just flowing in at the pillar.

I'll think I'll just ask the tech guys at the National Office and see what they say.

James