In a message dated 10/04/01 7:23:21 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
ddwelley@excite.com writes:
> Billl,
>
> You mean...you didn't want to use your teeth to catch the bugs?! :o)))
>
> Dan
>
> > I've also had my MGA to 130 mph (once a lap at certain tracks), and
> that's a
> > lot more exciting, (and it gets there quicker than the 'C'), but with no
> >
The helmet is mandatory (for catching brains) but believe me, the impact of a
Junebug at over 100 mph more than offsets any temptation to investigate it's
nutrient content. As a matter of fact, I run a low windscreen (and used to
run a 1" 'cheater' screen, true to the rules if not the spirit of them, or so
I was informed by Tech). I also sit as low as I can, so that I am looking
over the screen by a couple of inches. I can tell you that when a competitor
ahead of you inadvertently hits the gravel, you are searching for a few extra
millimeters to shrink out of the way of flying stones. I have had helmets
chipped from such, and would not have welcomed one in the clear visor.
Figure it out - if I am travelling at 100 mph, and the guy ahead of me picks
up a stone in his tire, which is going the same speed, and fires it back at
me, that makes a speed differential of 200 mph. Reminds me of trying to run
an obstacle course while someone is shooting at you. At least the bugs are
only going 100 mph!
Bill
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