Wet weather

[Jim Vander Wal]

Well...…
After two Superformance cars and many, many miles in rain I'll add my few cents.

When I purchased #1855 in 2004, I asked the sales guy about the top and how well it worked. His reply, after a rather pregnant pause was..... "less wet". My best comparison is the top is a weird cross between a WWI 2-man button section pup tent and a plains Indian tee-pee. It's easier to get wet and dry out than to put the top up and then back down.

Floor drains, RainX, wipers make it legal and sorta work but the difference between stored in the trunk and attempting to move water off the windshield is negligible.

My trunk seals worked well but I'd still package in dry bags. I toasted a GPS unit in the rain. The rain will travel up the door to body gaps onto your left leg, looks funny but not as bad as if you got center punched.

Tires - Performance 17s that are rain rated work. You'll still hydroplane but it won't be as bad. Keep this in mind, it is real important for the next comment.

That big gauge in the middle of the dash, yup, the one that runs CCW is really a "rain gauge". Center it at 100% and the water will go right over the windshield & cockpit.

Jim

[Trubble]

Regarding the shot from car spotters site. Met that chap in Columbus for London show registration. Wore a rainsuit and kept his speed way down to keep her upright.
He and his kin in another Cobra trekked in from Tarheel State. Hats off to them both!