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anyone run with-out their top? Was going to run the Sebring club course topless but was worried about passing the broom stick test. Any experience out there?

 

I know about arm restraints - thanks

 

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Yuck. Miatas are hideous without the hard top.


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The aero will slow down straight away speed a bit fyi


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The aero will slow down straight away speed a bit fyi

there is no straight away on the club course at Sebring.



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Well this title got me excited for nothin!  :moon:

 

At first I thought it was a new thread on saving club racing and how to compete with Gridlife. 


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For the broomstick test, pad the bra, I mean the bar. 


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Boy....that's a hard one to answer. 


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if you watch the BRSCC mx-5 stuff they all run topless


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Gotta weight in, because it never made sense that the number one selling convertible on the planet is run with the top on. I'm voting that we ALL run topless... 

 

Just throwing it out there.


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So I just ran the 1.5 hour enduro at Charlotte this past weekend and it rained most of the race. I'll be keeping my top thank you.
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without the top the car will create a significant amount of down force, your mid corner speed will go up dramatically, the trade is drag.  You will get eaten alive even on the shortest straight.  We tested it a bunch way back in the day.


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