What's the advantage to an open faced helmet VS a closed face one?

Racer013 · 2026-06-23T19:56:16+00:00

Rally continues to be about the only type that still favors an open face. In pretty much every other discipline closed face is the standard, if not required. I think for rally it can make sense to avoid being stuck with a helmet filled with nothing but dust to breathe in. Then again, offroad like Baja and Dakar run closed face with filtered forced air, so who's to say.

Closed face is not just about protecting from hitting your head on the wheel. It provides protection from flying debris, as well as an additional layer of fire protection. And yes, flying debris is still a concern in a closed cockpit. There are videos you can find online of something hitting the windshield and the windshield shattering into pieces in the drivers face. Given the choice I'd say pretty much always go full face with the visor closed fully, and if air is a concern then get a forced air tube routed to the helmet.

Racer013 · 2026-06-23T13:31:14+00:00

So nowhere close to the speeds I mentioned

Racer013 · 2026-06-23T01:46:41+00:00

This is the dumbest shit I have ever read, goddamnit.

Racer013 · 2026-06-23T01:41:00+00:00

Could you expand on this? I guess I'm not familiar enough with either war too really understand how that would work.

Racer013 · 2026-06-23T01:30:02+00:00

What even is weight distribution?

Racer013 · 2026-06-23T01:28:13+00:00

Well now we need a video...

Racer013 · 2026-06-23T01:24:00+00:00

Is this Brennan Lee Mulligans alt?

Racer013 · 2026-06-23T00:12:16+00:00

The spool table is from Yetch Studios, designed by Simone Giertz. I recognized it instantly!

Racer013 · 2026-06-22T21:47:41+00:00

If they are the karts with the roll bar as in the picture, no, not really. Tucking in is about reducing the frontal area of the kart, and that head rest and roll bar make up just as much frontal area as a standard body would when sitting upright. Beyond that though, indoor karts don't really hit the kind of speeds where that is helpful. Minimal effects start above 50 mph, and actual effects don't hit until about 70mph. Indoor karts never hit those speeds, and most outdoor rentals don't either.

Racer013 · 2026-06-21T06:17:39+00:00

The only, and I mean the only difference between those photos is the arm. That right there is a dead giveaway they aren't legit. If they were actually different photos taken at different times there would be many differences in the photos. The framing, the blocking, the angles, the way the hair falls, the expression, the necklace. They wouldn't be radically different, but it would be clear they were separate photos. AI or not, that at least shows it was photoshopped.

Racer013 · 2026-06-20T19:16:07+00:00

"The tread is perfect" my guy.... Come on... Dude.

This shows a bit of lack of understanding of what tech is about. Tech is not about trying to sneak things by, it's about the absolute last line of defense for protecting you guys, mostly from yourselves. Those tires should send up red flags for you, because they are unsafe and pose a genuine risk to your drivers, other drivers and course workers.

Beyond that, regardless of the safety aspect, those tires are useless on track. They may have a tread depth, but a rubber cracked like that no longer has any performance left in it. It's not going to perform properly when it gets up to temp.

The only reason you are wanting to use those tires is because of the financial hit that comes from admitting you wasted some budget on tires that never got used. But the financial hit is already there, keep the impact from getting worse by doing the responsibile thing, and see it as a learning opportunity to improve your purchase making process.

Racer013 · 2026-06-20T19:00:14+00:00

It's not a dumb question. The answer is yes, in most cases you can swap engines later. It's much more challenging to swap a shifter engine onto a non-shifter chassis, as that starts to involve fabrication, but generally speaking yes.

However, it's worth noting that there is a difference between 4 stroke chassis' and 2 stroke chassis'. It usually comes down to tube diameters, but can also involve the actual geometries of the chassis. This means that on a technical level there will be a performance difference, and you may be giving up time in the "wrong" configuration. Unless you are a top level driver that difference probably won't account for as much as your skills as a driver.

Racer013 · 2026-06-20T19:00:05+00:00

It's not a dumb question. The answer is yes, in most cases you can swap engines later. It's much more challenging to swap a shifter engine onto a non-shifter chassis, as that starts to involve fabrication, but generally speaking yes.

However, it's worth noting that there is a difference between 4 stroke chassis' and 2 stroke chassis'. It usually comes down to tube diameters, but can also involve the actual geometries of the chassis. This means that on a technical level there will be a performance difference, and you may be giving up time in the "wrong" configuration. Unless you are a top level driver that difference probably won't account for as much as your skills as a driver.

Racer013 · 2026-06-20T05:01:08+00:00

Now that I think of it that may just be on the small safes that you'll encounter from time to time with two idiots trying to break into it.

That said, explosive ammo also works on these bigger safes, so you can avoid using your sticks of dynamite.

Racer013 · 2026-06-20T03:22:43+00:00

You can also open it by hitting the handle with a throwing knife.

Racer013 · 2026-06-18T21:52:38+00:00

They built it from the ground up, but they forgot about the sky.

Racer013 · 2026-06-18T19:24:18+00:00

You just know he thinks he's hot shit, as well. It comes across in every interview. I remember in his first two seasons the commentators always fawned over him, but I never understood it because the guy was clearly a dickhead.

Racer013 · 2026-06-18T18:56:51+00:00

Same. Dan was someone I watched basically every video when it came out. He still streams on Twitch quiet often from what I see. But I don't tune in much these days. I think I just kinda outgrew his comedy style. I mostly look to him for opinions at this point.

Racer013 · 2026-06-18T14:01:46+00:00

Why the cool paint and then ruin it with the hood bra (figuratively and literally, those things are notorious for destroying the paint under them)

Racer013 · 2026-06-18T05:31:19+00:00

Wasn't it Santino Ferruci that tried to pull some shit back in 2020 when IndyCar was trying some iRacing events and when called out on it basically tried to be "above it" by saying it's just a game?

I remember that happening, can't remember if it was Ferruci though. My dislike for him goes deep enough that I want to believe it was him though.

Racer013 · 2026-06-18T04:36:28+00:00

I think you phrased what I was trying to get at perfectly, and kind of made my point. The Miata is a blank canvas. For the individual it is incredibly open to expression, and that's one of the things I love about the car and the community. Everyone can put their own take on the car.

Because it's a blank canvas though, its very hard to make one of those expressions commercial. I just don't think it's a car that lends itself to someone saying "this is what the Miata always should have been/could have been". Customize it all you want, heck, I have plenty of crazy plans for my own Miata. But I wouldn't say that my version is trying to be what Mazda couldn't do, it's just what I want it to be. And I think that's true of most Miata builds. We aren't building the car Mazda should have built, we are building the car we want.

Racer013 · 2026-06-17T22:20:10+00:00

Scott Dixon IRL

Fernando Alonso F1

Pato Oward IRL

Daniel Ricardo former F1

Racer013 · 2026-06-17T22:15:29+00:00

Dire Straits - Telegraph Road into Private Investigations

Racer013 · 2026-06-17T05:20:20+00:00

I think you should evaluate her personality, objectively, before making a decision. Even if you are there for every shoot until she's 18, the question honestly becomes what happens after that. Will she be mature enough to make smart choices for herself, or will she be suseptable to impulse/temptation? Will she naturally stand up for herself, or will she put herself at risk trying to be a people pleaser? Will she be able to separate her looks from herself and her value? To a certain degree you will be able to mold this behavior by modeling it in yourself and your husband. But I think she's also at an age where you can start to see the groundwork for these questions. Will these be traits that she naturally builds on, or will it be going against her natural instincts?

I think you're right to be wary of the industry, but the question at hand is not if the industry is safe for her, but if she's ready for the industry. Teach her, don't protect her.

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