What is the "Issac" device you're talking about? I'm familiar with
HANS,Hutchens,Simpson and GForce systems,but "Issac" is a new one to me.
Thanks.
Mark Robinson
RMVR Spitfire #272
On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 01:42:08 -0600 "Rocky Entriken" <rocky@tri.net>
writes:
> > Rocky, just finished your article in Sports car. Were you able to
> get a
> > first hand look at the devices?
>
> No, I did not get my hands on the devices. As this article's point
> was to
> describe what was out there (using the SCCA Pro list as a reference
> base)
> but not to indicate any recommendation of any system, what you saw
> was the
> result of more-than-superficial Internet research (more than 100
> pages of
> printout) plus a couple of quickie interviews for items that left
> questions
> in my mind, plus a slightly longer interview with Dr. Melvin.
>
> Basically, I did the hours of web surfing for you (the generic
> "you") that
> you'd have to do to get an idea of what all was out there, then
> summarized
> it. (I love the Internet for my work -- 15 years ago this story
> would have
> taken two weeks to put together instead of two days).
>
> That said, my personal impression seems to mirror yours. I don't
> like all
> those strap dealies, and the Isaac seems a lot less cumbersome than
> the
> HANS. Melvin really did not like that the Isaac attached the helmet
> to the
> shoulder strap - something else to disconnect beside the belt buckle
> -- but
> since a lot of drivers nowadays also have to disconnect radio,
> drinking
> straw, forced-air inlets, coolsuit/coolhead, etc. etc. a couple of
> quick
> release pins beside your head are a little thing it seems. Actually,
> since
> you will release it every time you exit the car it the routine will
> quickly
> become habit. Also, the Isaac is the only system that needs no
> replacing of
> anything (assuming, like the helmet, you don't "use" it) while
> everything
> else, at least in part and for many of them in whole, need replacing
> every
> other year. In that, Dr. Melvin's point was well taken -- if you
> plan to
> race for any length of time, the HANS (or, IMHO, the Isaac) is
> cheaper in
> the long term.
>
> My plan now -- my helmet is a Snell 95, so I will likely need a new
> one next
> year. I'll get an Isaac then and attach the helmet anchors before I
> paint it
> (the anchors may change the design), which also means not having to
> un-paint
> the current helmet where the anchors go.
>
> About the only practical way to test drive the things, it seems,
> would be to
> borrow someone else's system *and* helmet for a session. Or maybe
> even just
> a few autocross runs with the system on would do it, so you could
> concentrate on the system and not also be trying to qualify or
> something.
>
> --Rocky
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