Drive slow Homie.

Post by **dida4g** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:17 am

http://wcsi.whiterivernews.com/template ... &storyno=2

Oldskool J-EDM · Post by **Oldskool J-EDM** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:21 am

Thats knarly!

Paul Jabara · Post by **Paul Jabara** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 12:52 pm

Hmmm. I always wondered what a topless 4G would look like.

Post by **Tahir** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 1:02 pm

Always good for someone to remind you every now and then that these cars we have are like coke cans.

EE9 CVC · Post by **EE9 CVC** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 2:33 pm

Tahir wrote:Always good for someone to remind you every now and then that these cars we have are like coke cans.

Roll cages aren't such a bad idea.

Daveymo · Post by **Daveymo** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 2:59 pm

EE9 CVC wrote:
Tahir wrote:Always good for someone to remind you every now and then that these cars we have are like coke cans.
Roll cages aren't such a bad idea.

Neither's a tank

Post by **Tahir** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 4:01 pm

EE9 CVC wrote:
Tahir wrote:Always good for someone to remind you every now and then that these cars we have are like coke cans.
Roll cages aren't such a bad idea.

T'is why my brother keeps going on at me to buy one. He wants me to get a roll cage more than I do.

Oldskool J-EDM · Post by **Oldskool J-EDM** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 4:55 pm

I have to say, I would like a bespoke cage....but one that still allows use of the rear seats.

edh · Post by **edh** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:07 pm

They are ok until you crack your head on one in a crash....

It's hard to see what state the car was in before the recovery teams cut the top off.

Do US drivers have to wear seat belts?

Daveymo · Post by **Daveymo** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:21 pm

edh wrote:
It's hard to see what state the car was in before the recovery teams cut the top off.

I'm assuming that is the roof to the left of the car.... And id stab a guess at the state of the car being completely fooooked even before they chopped it up to pull the body/body parts out!

Very nasty looking. Hope driver and passengers made it out ok.

edh · Post by **edh** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:24 pm

nope - read the linked report

Drivers in both vehicles died

Daveymo · Post by **Daveymo** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:25 pm

TITS.

My bad, didnt see the link.

Sad, sad news.

Post by **Tahir** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:31 pm

edh wrote:They are ok until you crack your head on one in a crash....

Slim chance of that happeneing if you belted in. Rather that than the roof/side crushing you at XXmph

edh · Post by **edh** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 6:41 pm

we'll have to disagree on that one then...

I'd agree door bars are very useful whwre there's no side impact protection

I had a very low speed bump at Rockingham a few years back in my 944 - spun & hit the armco backwards. My head hit the door frame. There's plenty of movement possible in a crash, particularly with 3 point belts, and the body is quite elastic under these circumstances.

Look at the padding the FIA mandates now - even with a helmet!

I'm still considering what to do with the padding on my cage. The FIA style padding is just so hard that it's difficult to believe it will help un un-helmeted head.

Post by **nominous** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 10:41 am

It's part of the reason why caged cars are hard to insure for road use.

If you are racing, get a seat with wrap rounds for the head or consider a hans device.
You only get the one head.