I keep reading these posts regarding knee pads. What the hell am I missing here? WTF are knee pads doing in cars? And where are mine? LOL!!

 

 

thanks Camaro but ummm, nope. What dont I get? Good lord I must be thick!

 

I am pretty sure its the what I've circled below.

 

Knee pads are kinda like the wings on the side of racing seats, but for your legs.

 

Ahhhh-HA!!!! I thought so. I really did. Ok, good. Neat, I have them. Dont know what the hell they are for but the're there. Thanks guys!!

 

You don't have your knee pads cuz I took it and let your mom used it! I keed I keed!

 

Yeah they dont do me much good, but when my six foot something cousin sat in the car, he commented how much he liked the knee pads.

 

I have a hard time imagining when the ones on the driver's side would ever come into play except to save some girls head.

 

Its f-ing great on the track , and well needed.

 

Im 6 2 and i love those knee pads. Without them my knee would be scraped from that joint. Also the driver seat is seperated down the center so it forces your legs apart. Im such a **** :-D

 

I'm 6'6", I'm guessing I'm gonna want those sooner or later??

 

came with elbow pads.

2006.5.2 models for the win (FTW)

 

Elbow pads? Where, on the center console?

 

The knee pads help in side impact accidents also, if you have ever been hit from the side in a small sports car, your knees probably banged against the steering column, the middle console or both.

 

Damn I gotta get some chin pads for the girlfriend the bumps are horrible.



07 ZR silver alloy/black 6 spd.

 

in my old S2000, on track days, I wore wrestling new pads to prevent massive bruising on the outside of my knees . That is one reason I purchased a 350z...more room! and built in pads

 

When I was watching the F1 race on sunday, they showed Felipe Massa getting ready to climb into his car, and he put one knee pad on (pad facing the other knee)...I guess with the quick combination of 4g+ turns that F1 cars are capable of your knees need a little padding.

 

You should have seen all the $h!t talk I got on Elisetalk for defending the use of knee pads in the car when your knees get banged up on the side sill at the track. In the Elise, your left leg is right against the side sill, so it'll rub the side of the knee raw after a few sessions. Some one on that forum asked if it'd look silly to wear a knee pad, and everyone came down on him with endless bj jokes.

I even brought up the fact that racers use them, but they wouldn't hear of it.

Some guys have way too much testosterone.