Joe,
What do you mean "Forget the gusset plates..."? Even though I will not argue
with your logic about the cage being able to
gracefully absorb the energy of the crash, I DO wonder about passing tech.
Would a cage without the requisite 2" x 2" gussets pass tech - Dan, J.D.?
Thanks,
Jim Webb
jimwebb@nutsracing.com
Chock Full o' Nuts
#527 A/PP 193.402 2002
B/PP 190.967 2002
A/PP 172.695 2001
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Joe Timney
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 8:04 AM
To: Phillip Landry; Land-speed List
Subject: Re: Roll Cage, again
I know that many of you will disagree with this, but there is nothing wrong
with
the NHRA cage. The main bars should be the required tubing size but the
support
tubes need to be smaller. The purpose of a cage is the protect the driver by
adsorbing the crash. If you was to build a all big tube cage, it will have
the
tendency to just break. Several years ago, Penske South started to building
cars
to absorb the impact, welding cages using Tig for strenght.
And forget the gusset plates, use smaller ( 1 inch by .125 wall ) diameter
tubing instead. It will pass tech, look at Rich Manchen's car as an example.
Plates are prone to tear the tubing at impact.
joe
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