I have no worries driving the Mk IX. It weighs two tons exactly...
On 3/1/11, Austin Healey <pajtamuvek at gmail.com> wrote:
> "I BTW I must ask whether anyone really thinks that they would survive a
> collision in their Healey if the force were such that it might come near
> tearing the webbing? I'm all for wearing seat belts to prevent ejection and
> provide greater driver comfort, etc. but I have no illusions that they will
> ever save my life were I ever involved in a serious collision in my Healey
> unless there were roll and intrusion bars fit and I were wearing five point
> belts and a Hans device, etc. And think about that steering column!"
>
> I got a good idea: lets not get involved ina collosion in our old cars!
>
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> 2011/2/28 Michael Oritt <michael.oritt at gmail.com>
>
>> Notwithstanding SCCA's rules which have also been adopted by most vintage
>> race organizations New Jersey has mandated that restraints at race events
>> be
>> dated within three years. I have never seen a NJ State Trooper looking
>> over
>> the shoulder of a tech inspector but that's the law in any case.
>>
>> BTW I must ask whether anyone really thinks that they would survive a
>> collision in their Healey if the force were such that it might come near
>> tearing the webbing? I'm all for wearing seat belts to prevent ejection
>> and
>> provide greater driver comfort, etc. but I have no illusions that they
>> will
>> ever save my life were I ever involved in a serious collision in my Healey
>> unless there were roll and intrusion bars fit and I were wearing five
>> point
>> belts and a Hans device, etc. And think about that steering column!
>>
>> Best--Michael Oritt
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