I believe the R3 is more expensive and they require a body harness, it isn't
secured with your belts.
I wasn't impressed with the one I looked at.
The Hutchins device is junk, it too has a harness and in a hard crash will tend
to compress your spine.
I thought I would be bothered by the HANS but I didn't know it was there after
about six laps.
I got the one with sliding tethers. I raced motocross and supercross until six
years ago and a neck injury
just about put me in a wheelchair. MX riders now have head restraints and they
are getting pretty popular.
I looked for a used HANS for a couple months but they are usually sold the same
day or hour the ad prints.
jim g
-------------- Original message --------------
From: "BOB KRAMER" <rkramer3@austin.rr.com>
> 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@austin.rr.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From:
> To: ; "Bill Babcock" ;
> Cc: "fot" ;
> 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@aol.comDate: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:44:48 -0500Subject: Re:
> > [Fot]
> > SVRA to require head and neck restraintsTo: dos_gusanos@msn.com;
> > billb@bnj.com; BillDentin@aol.comCC: fot@autox.team.net; Jensen87@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@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@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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