By the way, you tolerate the safety equipment as a racer (I'd
certainly be more comfortable in a tee shirt!), but you WEAR it for
your loved ones. Same reason you ensure your roll bar is 2" over
your head, you have roll bar accoutrements like Gary describes, you
have good properly mounted belts, etc. Thought for the day...
- Tony
At 09:09 PM 1/15/2009, Gary Horstkorta wrote:
>After last year's loss of drivers, it got me thinking about my personal
>safety on the track. I consider myself a safe, alert, vintage racer mostly
>concerned about being "collected" by another driver(s) mistake. I've had a
>few close calls, barely missed by or missing spinning cars or avoiding
>someone's overly aggressive move into a corner. Lots of luck but also being
>aware of other cars, who's driving them and track position. As a result, I
>recently had my rollbar extended to include side door and under dash
>protection plus installation of a new, low-back seat so I could wear a HANS
>Device which I'll order here shortly. Yes, the upgrade costs are not cheap
>but I know I'll feel a bit more comfortable out on the track especially when
>there are guest drivers I'm not familiar racing with or heaven forbid, the
>unexpected mechanical failure induced accident.
>
>
>
>My local club, CSRG, does not mandate any safety devices, rather, they are
>"highly recommended" due to insurance liability implications. The club
>preaches safety at every opportunity and its had a positive impact for the
>most part. I see an increasing number of club members with HANS devices, a
>trend I expect to see continue.
>
>
>
>Gary
>
>
>
>62 TR4
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