Why the yellow headlights on race cars?
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Why the yellow headlights on race cars?
Why do so many race cars that actually have functional headlights (Le Mans Porsches, etc) have yellow film on them? Is this the spec for racing? Any functional purpose?
Just wondering....
Just wondering....
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Regulation to prevent dazzling drivers during close day/night racing - and the film can assist in protecting glass lenses from fracture from impact.
http://www.lamin-x.com/
The prototype cars often have no lights at all for day racing, just decals that look like headlamps!
http://www.lamin-x.com/
The prototype cars often have no lights at all for day racing, just decals that look like headlamps!
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Yep and its not film. The lights for the night races are more powerful and, for the appropriate classes, have yellow lenses. You need to know if you're racing the car behind you.
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Isn't that a disadvantage for the poor guy driving with the yellow headlights?
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back in the day, most of the cars in France were yellow....always kind of liked it myself