Ferrari Mailing List: Re: OUCH !

[Jonathan Haines (oblioh]

As you know Dennis, I , like you, am 6'4" tall.  However, in the  
Elise, My head is three inches below the windshield header and 4  
inches below the rear roll bar (I just measured).  I can easily pass  
the broomstick test, even with a helmet.

I am afraid in this instance, the rock was on such a trajectory that  
it tumbled into cockpit all by itself.


Jonathan.






On Sep 28, 2006, at 11:25 AM, Dennis Liu wrote:

> First time I drove a Miata, it was a rental out of SFO a decade  
> ago.  Had to
> turn around and return it for a Mustang convertible, because my  
> forehead was
> out in the airstream.  :-)
>
> Jonathan, a question for you re the Elise.  What about rollovers?   
> Many
> tracks enforce the "broom stick" rule - on a convertible or targa, the
> driver's head has to be below (sometimes 2" below) a broomstick placed
> between the windshield header and the roll bar/hoop, or if a Targa,  
> the
> B-pillar roof area.  Intent is to prevent, in the case of a  
> rollover, the
> head from being scraped along the ground, or worse, caught on the  
> ground
> then slammed against the header or bar.  Doh.
>
> (this is the reason why I don't instruct in stock 308s and 328s....)
>
> Does your head jut out that much?
>
> Vty,
>
> --Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan Haines [mailto:oblioh [at] adelphia.net]
> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 2:16 PM
> To: Dennis Liu
> Cc: The FerrariList
> Subject: [Ferrari] OUCH !
>
> This morning, after all of the traffic on the Ferrari List  
> regarding large
> sedans, I eased the Elise out of the garage, warmed-up the engine  
> and went
> for a drive.  As I was merging onto the freeway (my speed was  
> approximately
> 50mph, due to very slow existing traffic), I was struck in the  
> middle of my
> forehead by a rock (I recovered the rock, since it fell to earth  
> INSIDE the
> Elise) about the size of a piece of gravel.  It # [at] $%##! hurt.  In  
> fact, my
> forehead still hurts an hour later !
>
> OK. OK.  Is it legal, in the State of California, to wear a full- 
> face helmet
> in a car?  I guess I am about to find out.
>
> Helmets.  Don't leave home without one.
>
>
> Jonathan Haines
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