Not sure where to post this on Tiger Cage

[mstennes]

Originally Posted by bret

I just received notification from ECTA [East Coast Timing Association] that they have certified the TigerCage for competition up to 175 mph. http://www.ridetech.com/store/tigercage/

ECTA runs the standing mile event in Maxton, NC a few times a year including the Hot Rod Magazine Top Speed Challenge http://www.ecta-lsr.com/?page_id=69

Joe Timney is the President of ECTA. He also owns Deleware Chassis Works and builds many top speed style vehicles for MAxton and Bonneville.

Keith Turk is the competition director for ECTA. Some of you have met Keith on Hot Rod's Drag Week over the years...He and his wife Tonya run the event there as well.

Both of these guys were instrumental in wading through the details that have allowed ECTA to grant us certification at this level.

SCCA and SFI are next!

Bret,
For the 25000.00 question, will the Tiger Cage fit in a 69 convertable?

[wmhjr]

This thread reminds me why I wouldn't want to be a parts manufacturer. Lots of criticism of an option in many cases by folks who have never seen it or considered its intended purpose. I've got a few odds and ends from a tiger cage and I've seen them installed. We can all argue then price, but as far as quality this is very high quality stuff, and clearly well thought out. Frankly far higher quality than most of the recreational class cages I've seen lately. I would be very careful calling this product unsafe, rice, or junk unless you've got clear evidence of failures or concrete data to support your position. From time to time we all have reasons to pick on vendors but this sure isn't one of them. And no, I don't have a single item from Ridetech on my car. Just an honest observation.

[bret]

Originally Posted by mstennes

Bret,
For the 25000.00 question, will the Tiger Cage fit in a 69 convertable?

Will it fit? Well, the front half will. The rear bars fit the coupe only.
The more important question...will it work?

No. Without the rear half of the tiger cage, I would NOT recommend any competitive driving events. The low attachment point of the door bars is simply not enough to prevent the hopp from collapsing in the event that the car gets upside down. You would have to install rear braces to the main hoop. We aren't doing those for the convertible right now, and they are not currently on the schedule. The tigercagecclamp components are available however...you could build your own.

[ironworks]

I really think some of the comments in this thread are just the attitude about this section of Pro-touring that really crack me up. Bret has never made any representation that his tiger cage was fit for the front row at Daytona or installed in Warren Johnson's Prostock car. The cage is designed to bolt in to Bill Bob Joe's Hot rod. It will provide chassis stiffening and give you some more support for a low speed crash. Low speed meaning any event that does not require a cage or a cert'ed cage. Now with some of the testing that Bret has planned it may be an option for some other sanctioning bodies. The cage gives a great option to a guy who wants the look or the added benefit's but has neither the talent or the car to try and Qualify on the front row at Daytona next to Dale Jr. Pro-touring is about street cars competing in low level slow speed grass roots events. Are there guys out there really pushing their cars hard, Yes. But they are few and far between. There is huge difference between and street car and a race car.

I see a great value in what Bret is providing. So much so that we are going to incorporate the mounting brackets for this cage into our Chevelle chassis. This way if somebody wants a cage in their Chevelle with our chassis. You just order it that way.