Glass windshield or Lexan

After racing in an-inch-an-hour rainfall I can't imagine not having a real windshield with real working wipers.

We run the wire dirt track windshield (screen?) with 1/2" openings. It gets weight off the car, and it is way cheap. We duct-taped the sharp edges and fastened it with self tapping screws and fender washers to keep it classy looking....

I run Lexan on our car. It's great. Glass is the best option optically, but it also weighs a ton. I got a piece of coated Lexan that's not supposed to scratch as easily as uncoated Lexan. So far it hasn't, but we haven't had to run the wipers on it either.

You can run with even less than that:

That's our TARP North car at the Gingerman race. You can see that the Lexan on the front of that car is only about 6" tall, maybe 9". It's basically just enough to push the wind almost over the driver. Shorter drivers completely, taller drivers not quite enough. It's passed tech twice now. Despite the problems that come with that setup (wind buffeting at high speed and increased driver fatigue, rain in your face), it is kind of fun to drive it open-cockpit.