I couldn't imagine the thoughts going thru this guys head while this happened. Really makes me want to finish up the rest of the cage in my car....especially since COTA is such a safe track according to everything I've heard from the racers. It's impressive nothing too terrible happened.
I couldn't imagine the thoughts going thru this guys head while this happened. Really makes me want to finish up the rest of the cage in my car....especially since COTA is such a safe track according to everything I've heard from the racers. It's impressive nothing too terrible happened.
here's what really scary! Our PT cars do this without even a second effort and with LESS safety gear.....This is me at 145 on Michigan International Raceway, in a streetcar, no cage, no driving suit......after that event Jane now has a cage because at 140mph on a 30 degree bank you think about SAFETY a lot, shifting into forth and floored the car will easily surpass 140 but any faster was REALLY scary without safety gear
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I was glad to see Tim had a full containment seat in that crash. That may be a requirement in that racing, as some sanctioning bodies have stepped & require it. For others it's optional.
Regardless, it made that hard side impact a non-issue. Without a full containment seat (the head & shoulder supports) holding the driver's upper torso & head in place ... that type of crash typically causes a head snap at impact ... occasionally breaking the driver's neck.
The 7 keys to safety in these cars are cage, 5/6 point harness, full containment seat, good Nomex firesuit & gear, helmet, HANS & a fire system.
Let's keep this fun & be safe out there guys. Don't let the lack of safety rules in our sport guide your decisions.
I think to often people are consumed with making there cars faster, handle better and look nicer more then safer. Look at the chassis/suspension section on this site and its 129 pages, paint and body has 71 pages but you look at the safety/ roll cage section and its only 2 pages. Peoples priorities are often mixed up.
Its great to have a nice track car but not worth getting killed in it because you wanted to "be comfortable" driving without a cage, fire containment, harnesses, etc.
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here's what really scary! Our PT cars do this without even a second effort and with LESS safety gear.....This is me at 145 on Michigan International Raceway, in a streetcar, no cage, no driving suit......after that event Jane now has a cage
What cage you put in Rod?
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Originally Posted by Build-It-Break-it
I think to often people are consumed with making there cars faster, handle better and look nicer more then safer. Look at the chassis/suspension section on this site and its 129 pages, paint and body has 71 pages but you look at the safety/ roll cage section and its only 2 pages. Peoples priorities are often mixed up.
Its great to have a nice track car but not worth getting killed in it because you wanted to "be comfortable" driving without a cage, fire containment, harnesses, etc.
Absolutely. No matter what group you run with, with or without a real "tech", we are ultimately responsible for our own safety and answer to our families in that regard.
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