[Fot] SVRA to require head and neck restraints

[BOB KRAMER]

I appreciate the SVRA stepping up and mandating head and neck restraints, 
but I have my doubts as to the money side of the HANS business. One of the 
things that has stopped many of us from just running out and buying them is 
price, and now with the trend toward mandated usage, the laws of supply and 
demand say that with sales increasing other suppliers should get into the 
market and prices should come down.

I say that with tongue firmly implanted in cheek, because although there is 
some competition with the R3 device and the Hutchens Device, I would have 
thought that prices would have come down already. I know product engineers 
and designers deserve their rewards, but I can't see why these things should 
cost what they do this far into the product cycle. Look at the Hutchens, how 
much does carbon fiber and molds cost.

Has anyone approached the suppliers as an organization for group buying 
special pricing?

Bob Kramer, Austin Texas
rkramer3 at austin.rr.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <dos_gusanos at msn.com>
To: <jwoesvra at aol.com>; "Bill Babcock" <billb at bnj.com>; <billdentin at aol.com>
Cc: "fot" <fot at autox.team.net>; <jensen87 at aol.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 12:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] SVRA to require head and neck restraints


>A lot have talked about it, but VARA tried to mandate it and then backed 
>off.
> This all happened about the time Dale was killed,  if my memory serves
> me................Cheers Henry Morrison
>
> From: JWoesvra at aol.comDate: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:44:48 -0500Subject: Re: 
> [Fot]
> SVRA to require head and neck restraintsTo: dos_gusanos at msn.com;
> billb at bnj.com; BillDentin at aol.comCC: fot at autox.team.net; Jensen87 at aol.com
>
> You seem like a reasonable guy and I hate personal protection laws as much 
> as
> anyone. However, in the racing business the dynamics are somewhat 
> different
> than "life on the street".
>
> My question is: what other organizations have backed off on HANS 
> enforcement?
> We would perhaps like to discuss the problems they faced and share ideas.
>
> Jack WoehrleSVRA Technical Directorjwoesvra at aol.com803-463-5388FAX
> 803-794-8747701 Center StreetWest Columbia, SC 29169
>
>
> In a message dated 1/15/2009 11:43:49 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> dos_gusanos at msn.com writes:
> Mandatory neck restraints have been tried with other organizations and 
> most I
> know of have backed off the policy once they tried to enforce it.  Good 
> Luck.
>
>
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