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Old 09-26-2008, 08:07 PM
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Kinda lack in the aero department though

Originally Posted by Petew1971
Came upon this dude today while cruisin my Vette..Took me awhile to realize that it was a custom roof for tall azz folks ...ive never seen this kind of modded roof for tall ***** I thought it was pretty cool



Old 09-26-2008, 08:52 PM
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If that is for real, its really funny looking ! How does the guy see if his head is that far up ? The visors and windshield bar would block most of what he could see except at a very sharp downward angle.
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I hope that thing stays shiny side up...or his head is in for a beating.
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A Gurney bubble! Check out the roof on a vintage GT40 sometime.


I could use one of those for helmet clearance in the rain.....
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Originally Posted by jmartynuska
A Gurney bubble! Check out the roof on a vintage GT40 sometime.
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Thats really pretty funny
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Originally Posted by jmartynuska
A Gurney bubble! Check out the roof on a vintage GT40 sometime.
That's what I though at 1st.

BTW I've seen the real one in the Ford museum.

But that this is so tall if you helmet was up in it all the way, you couldn't see out the front.
Old 09-27-2008, 08:15 PM
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I saw that car at California Speedway. Looks ridiculous. The guy climbing into it wasn't very tall, but he was, uhh... large in diameter, for lack of a better term
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http://forums.solo2.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=638
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9 second DECREASE in lap times at laguna seca just by adding a bubble to the roof? What the hell?
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I just don't know if I could do that.
being 5' 8" is great
Old 09-30-2008, 02:55 AM
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Originally Posted by carnut101
9 second DECREASE in lap times at laguna seca just by adding a bubble to the roof? What the hell?
Compared to running with no top at all...

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