I am just wondering. Just thinking about it an all. Is it legal to use as a windshield? Like in H1?

I looked through the rules and didn't see anything mentioning glass. I may not have paid that good of attention though.

 

not legal for almost any road race or autox class...

 

Legal in E Prepared. Several guys have them and I'm installing one this winter.

And these guys run the National, so it must be legal.

 

Also legal for Production & GT road racing classes. I'm going to replace my rear quarter glass and hatch glass sometime for my production car.

 

like i said,almost. Alot of weekend warriors want to use it as its a cheap/easy way to drop weight.

 

Warning - pet peeve follows:

Ick. Shouldn't be allowed in any race car with a steel unibody. Ick, ick, ick. In a plastic-bodied GT car, OK but... Ick. They are allowed in WC Touring and some of the cars out there (notably Taz's Civic) go down the straight with the thing dented in and distorted, looking all cheap and nasty. If the minimum weights were just raised 50# across the board, the whole exercise would be pointless.

Kirk

 

world challenge actually mandates that the windshield should be properly braced to keep it from bowing in. from a driver's point of view, i greatly prefer lexan over glass. in our grand-am cup car, we are required to use a glass windshield and during 2 of the 3 races i drove last year, debris caused the windshield to crack and then spiderweb during the race. looking through all those cracks, especially during a nightrace when visibility sucks, is just plain annoying. if you take care of your lexan and install it properly, it will be a more cost effective, not to mention safer alternative to glass -- whether it's "nasty looking" or not.
lexan

-tony

 

incorrect...

a smart racer would keep the lexan for safety, and put that fifty pounds in the form of lead in the car. Somewhere advantageous of course.

 

lower center of gravity

Brian

 

I should have been more specific...

Increase the minimum weight and a large part of the rationale for plastic windows goes away. Impact safety is enhanced, no question but I am not sure about economy. Anyone know what a preformed, compound-curve Lexan windshield for my Civic costs, and where I can get one? Neither safety nor economy arguments stand up for side windows.

Still ick. Still peeved.

K

 

we made them for circletrack racecars (late model, hooters cup) out of sheet lexan (would make roughly 2 or 3 windshields, who knows how many honduh windows) fairly cheap. the "glass" will form itself upon final assembly, conforming to the shape needed.

two words of advice......cardboard templates = cheap
and cut slowly (easy to melt lexan and screw up big time)

P.S> yes we used aluminum bracing from the cage to support the windshild. not very practical in my opinion for a street car, but you get the point.

 

Flex-A-Lite (stock replacement), Flex-A-Lite (full race), HCI info on FAL window for CRX, and some pricing info from "Options auto salon"

It's cheaper than replacing the stock glass from what I've seen, especially if you have a CRX (rear stock hatch glass is insane for a second gen CRX - ~$600 from various internet sources)!

Stock lexan sources:

Here's a cool site for Lexan sheet stock...

and another cool site...

and a neat one with a peel off surface laminate...tear offs!

yall can search for more lexan sites by yourself...

 

If you want Lexan windows that fit very well and don't have an inflated pricetag like FAL windows, try checking with M&B Products.

High quality lexan windows and top notch customer service.

 

M&B Products...LOL

Oh, and here is an M & B price list: M&B price list....LOL


[Modified by Vracer111, 11:18 AM 12/10/2002]

 

 

and for drew.... she's winkin at ya big guy...

 

LOL!..let's try and not get off topic, though...

Anybody know the correct B&M products site?: im sure it isn't the bamboo blinds, confectionary products, or labrat sites...lol

P.S. - Other real automotive "lexan window" sites I've found:

SpeedGlass

Shields

Alston Race Cars (lexan sheets)

a link


[Modified by Vracer111, 12:12 PM 12/10/2002]

 

A member from another board I frequent, not mentioning names because he's a bit modest:







[Modified by mojoGSR92, 12:27 PM 12/10/2002]

 

nice FAL equipment, nice battery, good pics =

 

Because I think that this link is really important I've taken it out of my previous post above and put it a post by itself:

An excellent article on lexan windshield information and safety from Darkhorseracing.net...a must read!

 

Look Here!

http://www.racingshields.com/windshields.htm

 

Only $479? Wow!

Kirk

 

I have FAL rear quarter windows in my '93 Civic. I'm removing them over the winter to make the car legal for H1, so if you want them I'll sell them to you at a good price.


Matt