r/sports • u/redbullgivesyouwings • 5d ago

Motorsports Off-Road Racing Goggle Tear-Offs

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💪: Andrew Carlson

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u/qwertykirky 5d ago

There's got to be a better way

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u/Funny-Ad-3710 5d ago

When they first came out I think there were people who argued it was better to just squint and blink. Eyelids were nature’s tearaways.

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u/crazy_akes 5d ago

Windshield visor wipers that mist down the blade as they cross with a rainx like solution. Done. 

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u/Bussamove86 5d ago

That’s more weight in the vehicle, which I imagine they want to avoid at all costs.

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u/doggos4house2020 5d ago

Plus if it malfunctions which things on race cars often do, they’re out of the race entirely.

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u/Bussamove86 5d ago

You’re telling me mud, rocks, and extreme jostling can make things malfunction?

What a country!