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Re: Miata Roll Bar

To: "Allendorfer, Peter" <Peter@regionofdoom.com>,
Subject: Re: Miata Roll Bar
From: James Creasy <black94pgt@pacbell.net>
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 08:27:06 -0700
ok, then what about the Hard Dog Double Core Sing Song Double Hard No Caffe
Low Fat with Cinnamon?

-james 'downsized' creasy
OSP #74

----- Original Message -----
From: Allendorfer, Peter <Peter@regionofdoom.com>
To: 'Kevin Lahey ' <kml@patheticgeek.net>; 'Loughmiller, Scott '
<scott@radiate.com>
Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 7:13 AM
Subject: RE: Miata Roll Bar


> There is no Hard Dog Hard Core with no Diagonals.  That's the Hard Dog
> Sport.  The Hard Core was offered in 4 different sizes and 2 different
> finishes.  Hard Core Single Diag, Double Diag, Hard Core Hard Top Sing
Diag
> and Double Diag.  And then any of those in Black or Polished Stainless
> Steel.
>
> -Peter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Lahey
> To: Loughmiller, Scott
> Cc: 'ba-autox@autox.team.net'
> Sent: 4/26/01 5:35 PM
> Subject: Re: Miata Roll Bar
>
> In message <3B218D37278F1F448C46AFB82C2AF1CA39ED09@revere.mtv-ad.radiat
> e.com>"
> Loughmiller, Scott" writes
> >
> >I have to buy a roll bar for my '01 Miata.  I'm leaning heavily towards
> the
> >Hard Dog Hard Core Double Diag Polished Stainless roll bar.  Yes that's
> >right, the most expensive roll bar I was able to find.
>
> I find that the double-diagonal cuts pretty seriously into my
> vision out the rear-view mirror.  I'm not sure how much additional
> integrity the double-diagonal adds.  If I had to do it over again,
> I'd probably go for the Hard Core with no diagonals at all.
> I've yet to see anyone turned away from a track event because of
> the lack of diagonals[*];  the Solo 1 rules really don't matter around
> here, because nobody puts them on.
>
> Of course, YMMV -- I'm 6'1", and the Miata is a tight fit for me.
> If you are a little more compact, the view might be no problem,
> or perhaps the seats in the '01 put you in a better place.  If
> you catch me at an event, I'd be happy to let you sit in my car
> to see how the HCDD feels.
>
> Kevin
> kml@patheticgeek.net
>
> '99 Miata PEP, Green, B Stock #45
>
> [*] Not that I'm the king of track events -- perhaps somebody else has
> had a different experience.

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