[Land-speed] Hans Device and Safety

[Doug Odom]

Does anyone have any real data of the G's we are getting in a LSR crash?
 I know the lawyers have this country so screwed up it is very hard to get 
the truth about any problems but I would also like to know the cause of 
death of Cliff Gullett at the BUB meet this week. He crashed at just about 
the same speed Gail did in our liner and she didn't even break a fingernail. 
I know what caused our crash but because there is a product involved I don't 
dare say or I'm sure some shyster lawyer will come looking to take 
everything I own. Sure would be nice if we could get the real story even if 
its written on the back of a brown paper bag full of disclaimers.
Doug Odom in big ditch


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Timney" <Joetimney at dol.net>
To: "Skip Higginbotham" <saltrat at pahrump.com>; "Land-speed List" 
<land-speed at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 1:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Hans Device and Safety


> Skip,
> You need to see the video. Fastening the helmet to the cage will break
> your neck. The devise slows the helmet as your body moves forward. It is
> truly unbelievable how far forward you go even if your belts are
> tight...I asked so many questions, I think I was pissing them off.
>
> At the training session, one of the Nascar crash videos they showed was
> 1/3 the Earnhardt crash G-force, the driver glanced off the wall,
> completely bending the cheap(non-full containment style) Kirkey right
> shoulder wing straighten out, knocked off the driver's goggles which
> flew out the left window in front of the net.
>
> Send me your address and I'll send the disc to you. It comes with every
> Hans devise.
>
>
>
> joe