Will a cracked windshield pass tech?

I'm pretty sure the answer is no it will not pass, but I hate assuming. My buddies EVO has a couple really big cracks in the windshield and he wants to participate in his first ever event.

I autocrossed my SE-R for about 3 years with a small star crack (nothing near the edges, no cracks longer than 3" or so) and nobody ever said anything about it at tech in multiple different clubs. It also passed maine inspection like that. But I'd say if the cracks hit the edge or are more than a few inches long, don't get your hopes up.

yeah they are pretty long, and it's funny he'll drop 1500 on a performance part, but a few hundred to fix his windshield, not so much

I was about to ask this same question, actually.... i have about a 4" total crack, coming in from the driver's side edge. So that sounds like it won't pass inspection.

Generally speaking:

Small cracks = no problem

Big cracks = problem

Tell him to stop being a bitch and spend $200 on a new windshield.

I don't understand why it wouldn't pass tech. I'm sure it's a laminated windshield. It's not like he's going to get cut with big shards of glass. I don't think it really interferes with the view any more than a full face helmet.

Some of the clubs I've run with won't pass it if it "interferes with the driver's vision." What this means, typically, is small cracks are ok unless they're right in front of the driver. Big cracks are not ok unless they're well out of the field of view.

In reply to wherethefmi:

does he have comprehensive as one of his insurance clauses..? if so the replacement could even be free

We are pretty lenient on star cracks, stress cracks, etc at our autocrosses. I figure if he/she drove 70MPH to get there and it didn't explode in their face it should be good for a few runs.

Having said that, I have rejected two which had big spiderweb breaks which would flex if you pressed gently at the center.

I know i asked NASA HPDE officials about the same thing a few years back and they told me it wouldnt pass tech inspection. So i dunno, depends on the inspectors and the size/placement of the crack

I got a crack at an HPDE once when a Porsche on slicks chunked a rubber marble with a rock stuck to it into the big fat middle of my windshield going down a straight. I had an instantaneous 9-12" horizontal crack about half way between my rear-view mirror and the dash. Nobody said a word about it during the rest of the day.

However, by Monday it stretched all the way to the driver's A-pillar, so I ended up replacing the windshield anyhow.

Hey P71 what do you think the tech guys at PIR will say, I don't want him to drive 2 hours and get rejected. I'll post pics tomorrow of the offending windshield.

I have a $100 deductible with my insurance. So I can get a new window for $100 out of pocket once a year if needed. The glass shop can do the inspection, meaning I don't have to take it to an adjuster to get it done. I had one replaced and the shop offered to split the deductible with me, so I got it for $50.

Any crack where the wipers touch is reason for dismissal at my local SCCA. Safety First.

YMMV.

I do tech for PHA and I would not allow it for a SCCA Level 3 or 4 TT event. As my chief of tech says, if something happens, my name is the first one on the list that they will be looking for.

Last weekend and this upcoming weekend are my "Summit Point Main cluster", so of course I snagged my rear-view mirror with the strap on the heavy-ass messenger bag I carry everywhere and cracked my exactly one year old, OEM glass, installed by the guy who doesn't Berkely up your car guy, windshield.

He's coming to install ~another~ one tomorrow morning so the glue will have almost a day of cure before I'm subjecting it to ungodly torsional loads strafing the curbs in T3.

With my deductable, I could have gotten a no-name windshield and helped a recent parolee by doing it through my insurance, but in consideration of how freakin' much time and money I've wrapped up in the car, and bearing in mind it's not like the Berkeleyed-up work Martin's Auto Service did which I could easily correct in my shop, I've opted to have DG Auto Glass do the job again. He inspected and rejected a piece of OEM glass last time, and is genuinely concerned with doing perfect work.

This is an autox, not a track day.

I autocrossed my miata and my p5 with cracked windshields a few times. As long as it doesn't look like someone threw a brick at it and the glass is solid you'll be fine for autoX.

I have glass coverage on my insurance. Got my windshield replaced, in my garage at no cost to me. They even reinstalled the reg. and insp stickers.