Tony C Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 I'd really like to fit Brooklands screens to my SV for the nice weather, but am a little concerned about potential stone/lage bug damage to my face and wearing a full face helmet would sort-of defeat most of the object of getting rid of the windscreen. What experiences have those with Brooklands/Aeroscreens had in this regard? Grateful for any advice 😬 BRG SV 😬 It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. (Antoine de Saint-Exupery) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulyb Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 I've got an aeroscreen fitted, and if properly positioned gives less buffeting than windscreen minus the doors. I find that well fitting / wrap-around glasses give enough protection for most driving, but have had a few 'stings' to the forehead whilst driving close to a car in front - dread to think what would happen if a large stonechip got thrown at my face on a high speed section, but no issues so far. Haveen't ever worn the helmet on the road, though I've taken it with me a few times, but not really felt the need for it. OK you'll loose the wind in the hair feeling, but a bit part of going screenless is the improvement in top-end acceleration: noticable in my SLR, and that won't change, screen or no screen. I'd say go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 Had my JPE on for a week now. Did a 300 mile round trip (in convoy) to Wales last w/e Got peppered by small grit - irritating, rather than painful. Worst impact was an insect in a 30mph zone... Love it to bits - but as you might read in next months LF, I ended up black as a minstrel after following close to other 7's on dusty roads. Main issue so far is the wind noise - and lack of 'car' noise. Haven't found a suitable medium between eardefenders (looks uncool, can hear car, some issues wearing eyeprotection) and earplugs (doesn't help buffet noise, works loose more frequently than defenders, can't hear car). Oh, and don't expect to pick up much of the opposite sex either - I look a bit of an 80s prat after a session (saves on hair gel though...) Regds, Myles Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul McKenzie Posted August 23, 2003 Share Posted August 23, 2003 Tony, You gotta wear a full-face helmet, or sooner or later you will have a face-to-face meeting with a low flying pigeon, and neither of you will win. In the last seven years I can think of several occasions when I would have been k.o'd, scalded or worse if I hadn't had a full screen. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted August 23, 2003 Share Posted August 23, 2003 Scalded???? Solution - leave the kettle at home Scalped? Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrino Posted August 23, 2003 Share Posted August 23, 2003 I have been driving a Brooklands-equipped Caterham for the past 2 months without a helmet (just my trusty Wiley XL-1 goggles) and it has been a blast. Been hit by a couple of insects, but nothing too painful. Mainly for short blats, but have done a 220 mile blat with no probs. At speed you can tuck under the screens a little, as long as you're not too tall! I think I would rather fit my full windscreen than resort to wearing a helmet when driving the Cat on the road. It just wouldn't feel 'right' to me. An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows. Dwight D. Eisenhower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul McKenzie Posted August 23, 2003 Share Posted August 23, 2003 No Myles, scalded..and I wasn't brewing up at the time. The XE had the infamous porous head which filled the cooling system with oil emulsion, one of the hoses burst, and all the sh*t came flying through the bonnet louvres - without a screen and without a full-face helmet, I'd have been blinded, scarred, lost control, killed or worse etc...as it is my boyish good looks have been preserved for another day. No comments please from my so-called mates. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Brother Posted August 23, 2003 Share Posted August 23, 2003 18 months of JPE aeroscreening so far. Wiley-X for short trips/blats Helmet for Motorway trips. So far - 1 small stone in my face (hit cheek bone and bled a little) Lots of "sand blasting" when passing roadworks etc. 1 really big moth hit my forhead coming back from a local meet. Didn't hurt but made a hell of a mess. Also got hit by a small stone in the cheek while driving at around 30mph with my visor up one click!!! Top Tip: When out for a Blat with other Sevens - hang back a little from the cars in front to aviod being "pebbledashed" by their sticky tyres 😬 Steve Se7en-Up! Less is more! Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulyb Posted August 23, 2003 Share Posted August 23, 2003 Incidently, I've just come back from a blat down to a friend's pub near Midhurst and have just lost my third baseball cap in a couple of months - this one a freebie I picked up from the Jag F1 boys at the Silverstone test earlier in the year and worn in support of Mark Webber's sterling job in qualifying today. At 6'2 I guess the top of my head is out in the airsteam. Think I'll have to investigate some further headgear security for the next blat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Brother Posted August 24, 2003 Share Posted August 24, 2003 Lost my Caterham one getting on the M3 two weeks ago One day I will get round to fitting one of those cap retaining keyring things 😬 Steve Se7en-Up! Less is more! Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterhamnut Posted August 24, 2003 Share Posted August 24, 2003 Just done 3000 miles round France with Brooklands - excellent fun! People above have described it well enough. No object in face moments - we wear crash helmets in the rain - including one 6 hour drive in torrential rain from central France to Pas de Calais. We have kept the screen to go back on when the weather turns - only car - but the brooklands are fantastic. 10mph faster at the end of the main straight at Crois en Ternoise. Biggest danger is the fact that it really makes you feel even more like you are in a race car (especially when wearing a helmet on the road!) so you have to watch you don't find yourself diving into roundabouts as if you are on track. Amazing how visibilty improves as well - even though the windscreen surround is pretty narrow you really notice when it is not there. New site! mycaterham.com here 50,000miles in 2 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted August 24, 2003 Author Share Posted August 24, 2003 Well, that's pretty conclusive 😬 I've tried the no doors route, but can't put-up with the buffeting above 60, even with goggles I find it uncomfortabe. My windscreen is peppered with stone chips after only 10,000 miles, so was wondering about face chips - thanks for the feedback everyone. Brooklands screens - here I come BRG SV 😬 It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. (Antoine de Saint-Exupery) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mav Posted August 24, 2003 Share Posted August 24, 2003 Tony, Please keep me up to date with progress on this option, as i'm currently trying to get 10 people together for SV interchangeable C/F Aeroscreens. I now have 4 people witha firm interest and a further 1 person as yet undecided. Regards, Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted August 24, 2003 Author Share Posted August 24, 2003 Hi Martin, What I'm going to try is fitting the Brooklands screen brackets directly to the scuttle, in a location that will allow me to re-fit the windscreen with the brackets still in place. I expect I'll need to fit some sort of doubler plate beneath the scuttle to stiffen it sufficiently. I'll let you know how I get-on 😬 BRG SV 😬 It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. (Antoine de Saint-Exupery) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bare Posted August 25, 2003 Share Posted August 25, 2003 Brooklands Screens!?? you mean as in those things fitted to an AvRoe Biplane of 1915 Vintage.. Please... Those were inadequate last century .. what are you playing at? Mebe a 'Laurence Of Arabia' Headgear costume as well ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted August 25, 2003 Author Share Posted August 25, 2003 Of course - Or alternatively, leather helmet, goggles and a white silk scarf, held in the streamed position with a piece of wire 😬 BRG SV 😬 It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. (Antoine de Saint-Exupery) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulyb Posted August 25, 2003 Share Posted August 25, 2003 Beware of doing an 'Isodora Duncan' with that scarf 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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