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They would have made the door opening too small with my halo seat (Racetech RT4009HR). We mocked it up and it could be fabricated so that the FIA bar didn't extend any further into the opening than the vent window - but with the wings on the halo, it ends up being a very small space and would require contortion getting into and out of the car that would be too much on the regular.
It would have worked just fine if I stuck with the Kirkey I was running. But I think the side impact neck protection a halo seat offers is more important than that extra roll over protection.
Is that the car with the giant CF cup car wing on it? Love the color but would say to lose the parachute if it is... Just MO of course.
Yup, that's mine. But its actually not a cup car wing - its one of AJ's carbon wings. Super deep chord, makes net downforce even at very low angles of attack with little drag (~ 200lbs downforce at 100mph with 2 HP drag @ 3% AoA). I'm sticking to it for now. I think there is time in aero improvements for prep'd cars, all else equal.
And I'll say it before anyone else does: there are greater improvements to be made in the driver, no doubt. But you can do both! (I also plan on running NASA GTS later this season and aero is a must there).
Thanks for sharing. If I may ask, why two left side nets (window nets)?
The outside, mesh net is a window net (PCA requirement). But the net that's affixed to the driver's side upright is what's know as a left side net. They're designed to guide the driver's body back into the seat as belts stretch in an accident (just like a right side net). It's especially important IMO, when running a halo seat with prominent wings that a driver can get caught on during "recoil." They're mandatory in many pro racing series.
04-18-2015, 10:16 PM
