In a Miata, you can most definitely whack a helmeted or unhelmeted head
against a roll bar in an autox. And many drive around without roll bar
padding. I speak from first hand experience.
Craig
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John J. Stimson-III [mailto:john@harlie.idsfa.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 10:42 AM
> To: Tyson Lee
> Cc: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Helmet?
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 09:16:22AM -0800, Tyson Lee wrote:
> > 2) have no rollcage (or forward mounted tubing,
> > i believe contact with just a rollbar would be difficult since its
> > completely rearward of the body)
>
> You should visit the Miata forum and ask if anyone has ever
> bonked their head on a rollbar in everyday driving. Besides,
> not all collisions are front-end collisions. You can spin
> into an obstacle or get hit from behind.
>
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