That was a new thing from the past winter when I found it all the stich weld were broken and not providing any additional structure to the body so they were removed. Doesn't hurt that it helps with weight reduction on the front end as well.
The past 3 years of summer driving I haven't had any issues with temps during 35 deg Celsius days and drag racing weekends with back to back passes all day. Never had any issues with hot lapping the car.
