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Re: [Land-speed] Helmet SIde Support Qs

To: <drmayf@mayfco.com>, "LSR" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Helmet SIde Support Qs
From: "Glen Barrett" <speedtimer@beyondbb.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:29:13 -0700
Mayf
The new rule book will be out in a couple of weeks and I would wait to see 
if they have included any drawings in it to show the requirements.
Glen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "drmayf" <drmayf@mayfco.com>
To: "LSR" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 10:18 AM
Subject: [Land-speed] Helmet SIde Support Qs


>I want to try and be compliant with the new rules abot having less than
> 2 inches side movement of the helmet. I think the rule is flawed, but I
> don't get a vote so I want to build a better supprt. I see the nascar
> seats have a pair of "horns" attached to that the helmet cannot rattle
> from side to side. I want to add something like that to my roll cage. a
> piece of flat aluminum bar stock that goes from the front bar back to
> the rear vertical bars on each side. Then I will put some foam pad on
> it. I think you can buy the SFI stuff in flat sheets and that may be my
> answer for padding. Question - how wide should this bar be?  1 inch? 2"
> Or More? How thick? 1/8 inch? 3/16"? 1/4" or more?  Thoughts or
> comments? No I am not going to creplace my seat with one of  one of
> thoses. Won't fit and they are way too expensive.  I am not worried
> abotu forward head movement, just side to side. Comment on this proposed
> solution please..
>
> mayf
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