Yup. All depends on state regulations. One crazy dude, Oscar Kovaleski
used to drive his McLaren Can-Am car to Watkins Glen, race it, and drive
home.
Jim Hill wrote:
>
> Marty Sukey wrote:
>
> > if one were to want to build a mostly race car and yet wanted
> > to be able to run historic license plate so that one could drive
> > around the block for tweaking or to drive to local events . . .
> > what are the minimum requirements for [a windshield]
>
> There may well be federal rules that apply to windshields, but normally the
> FBI doesn't run around issuing tickets for equipment violations.
>
> Which leaves you with the wildly varying state laws and regulations, which
> are usually enforced only if you've been stopped for some _other_
> transgression. If your "mostly race car" is already titled and registered,
> the hard work is done - the rest is a matter of safe driving, common sense
> and artful negotiation :-)
>
> The most serious risk you run with driving behind Brooklands windscreens is
> not a citation but getting hit in the face with debris thrown up by another
> car.
>
> I used to test my Formula Ford on country roads when there was enough
> moonlight for navigation, no competing traffic and no audience except for
> dairy cattle, but that's a whole different story . . .
>
> Jim Hill
> Madison WI
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