Driving in the rain without getting wet

DavidGilmour · Post by **DavidGilmour** » Sun Jul 28, 2002 8:27 am

Hi all,

I read on a dutch forum that there are some people that were driving in their cc with the roof down and then it suddenly started to rain, no time put the roof up. So they decided to keep on driving and much to their surpise they didn't get wet, while keeping a speed of 70 mph. Anyone else had this experience or is it just a Dutch weather thing

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Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Sun Jul 28, 2002 9:19 am

Yep the fast you go the greater the windflow around the car and the less water gets in.

I usually find if its raining moderately driving at 80-85 mph does the trick. But if its raining hard, the greater the down force of the rain and your less likely to succeed. All to do with physics I think.

Then again, I could be talking complete bo***ks.

Robbie.

Post by **Lyndon** » Sun Jul 28, 2002 9:43 am

yep it's true, you do speak b*****ks

(yes i'm jokin m8)

the rain trick does work, i found out the other day doing 70mph+ NO rain in the cabin at all

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Sun Jul 28, 2002 11:14 am

Arjay · Post by **Arjay** » Sun Jul 28, 2002 6:20 pm

Which is all very well unless you are on the M25, in which case you get wet.

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Sun Jul 28, 2002 6:46 pm

i was the same once driving on the motorway - virtually no water entering the cabin at 80mph. then when the traffic started to slow to around 50mph i had to make a mad dash at the next exit to get the roof up

willie · Post by **willie** » Tue Jul 30, 2002 4:34 am

looks like ill be drivin at 80 all the bloomin time then ,with the weather here

Dave-T · Post by **Dave-T** » Tue Jul 30, 2002 10:21 am

Don't you get wet anyway from the water running up from the front windscreen?