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You sat pretty upright In The car and didn't really try to move down as you had lots of leg and knee room
The car comes with a bead seat two part foam kit so it's thickness is minimal in the places it needs to be thin
Have you tried fitting in other closed cockpit prototype cars And how do they compare ?
Race cars all need repair when you have an impact so that's a non issue really isn't it.
Hi Fran,
It was great meeting you. You are correct that I didn't slide down into a formula style lay back seat, it's possible with one and the bowed hoop bars the helmet clearance will be OK. There is plenty of leg room for that style.
In comparison the NP01 has more headroom, plenty actually. But it doesn't have as much knee room. The one I sat in at PRI also has the ver1 steering wheel bar, they have since moved the bar up 2" to allow more room there.
They also have a designated space on the drivers right side floor for a Cool Shirt ice box.
Removing the NP01 rear section is an easy one person operation because it's in 3 parts. It takes less than 30 seconds for one person to pull the engine cover off.
Jburer: I didn't see any place to put the Cool Shirt ice box. I asked Fran specifically, I'll let him tell you in his words what he told me!
Preston: from a prospective customer's view the answer is yes and no. The NPO1 will not be near as fast and in it's own class or ST2. Aero will be in Super Unlimited or in ST1 with a weight penalty (per Fran). So yes they are competitive in that both Prototype class turnkey cars. But the Aero is less expensive to buy, probably about the same to run or slightly more operating costs, and will be in different classes. And the Aero will blow by it on every straight! The NP01 only has 185 HP.
The NP01 certainly has it's it's Pros too. It's very impressive they finished 6th overall at the Thunderhill 25 this year, beating MANY more powerful cars, while replacing only one cracked brake rotor and 3 sets of tires.