PCA SDR

Assuming the same crash dynamics as an average road crash.

The airbags only fire once, so after the first impact you are in Isaac Newton's merciless hands along with your 3 point restraint.

In a typical fast track rollover or multi-impact event, I would want arm restraints, side net, roll bar (cage), a good seat, a 6 point and a HANS

I know from whence I come

In the late sixties and early seventies I did a fair amount of wheel to wheel road racing with SCCA, EMRA, CCSCC. I ran an HP Sprite, DP Austin Healey, and a CS Gordini. One dark day at Bridgehampton, N.Y. I had a self induced mishap. At the end of the long straight there was a fast downhill right turn. I went off on the outside and flipped end over end three times. In those days we wore mostly "shorty" helmets. I was fortunate to have a full Bell helmet, but not full enclosed face, and we wore goggles! Stock seats and mandatory 3" lap belts, hoop roll bars were exceptable, however, I had a full roll bar. The hood sheared off its hold down pins and came back and struck me in the head The car was destroyed, the helmet was destroyed, I spent a week in the hospital and months out of work.

Fast forward to 2005 at the Palm Springs Revival. Last couple of laps in the sprint race I overtook a 911 on the inside, got out of shape, dropped a wheel of the track, and rolled several times. But this time I had an enclosed car, full cage, 5 point belts, HANS device, full face helmet with a full face shield. Car was hurt but I wasn't.

October, 2009 Willow Springs, last lap over taking a slower car who moved over on me, again I dropped a wheel off and spun 180* and rolled over. Open car, full cage, arm restraints, 5 point belts, full helmet, face shield, HANS device. Car was hurt but I wasn't.


Moral: Don't skimp on your safety. Buy the newest and best safety equipment you can and have fun