[Fot] SVRA to require head and neck restraints

[Mike Jackson]

One of the larger groups of Pre-war cars comes out of VSCCA.  They dont even require drivers to have a doctor sign a medical form so its not surprizing that they also dont have roll bars, shoulder belts or fuel cells.

Its not they dont love their drivers, it's as was explained very carefully to me once...driving their cars is one of the few reasons some of these guys are still around.

Mike

-----Original Message-----
>From: BillDentin at aol.com
>Sent: Jan 14, 2009 2:47 PM
>To: JWoesvra at aol.com, sgroh1 at comcast.net, henry at henryfrye.com, fot at autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: [Fot] SVRA to require head and neck restraints
>
>In a message dated 01/14/2009 1:23:00 PM Central Standard Time, JWoesvra 
>writes:
>
>
>> Prewar cars are not required to have roll bars and shoulder harnesses. You 
>> cannot use a HANS device without those.
>> 
>Jack...
>SVRA must like the racers in the other groups better than they do the racers 
>in the  Prewar Group?
>
>I realize SVRA has nothing but GOOD INTENTIONS with this issue.  But I have 
>to ask, why not insist on the same safety concerns (roll bars, shoulder straps, 
>head restraints) for the Prewar racers.  I am being facetious.  I know the 
>answer.  No one wants to butcher those cars up, and no one wants to chase them 
>away.  There's already too many gorgeous prewar cars missing from our events 
>who used to come regularly.
>
>A parallel thought...I can't imagine any way to mandate safety equipment to 
>make motorcycle racing safe.  If people are not allowed to make some personal 
>decisions, one has to wonder why it is allowed at all.
>
>Bill Dentinger
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