In the last few years of reading the various on-line digests to which I belong, the roll bar in street car question often arises. I have shared some of my photos and experience with the MG Digest. Bu
Interesting information - and a neat roll bar installation. Two comments and one question - - the needs of racing and "street" rollbars are slightly different. With a proper racing harness the drive
I have a few comments on the subject of tech and roll bars. I hear things from time to time about what we accept, etc. Ten of so years ago I put together a "roll bar specification" sheet that was bas
In answer to your comments: a proper racing helmeted head to one side to street 3-point harness situation. Therefore an than nothing" street really provide this Actually, the roll bar IS 3 - 4" over
Jack, Norm, Derek, et al.; Derek mentioned forming the roll bar to the contours of the hoops on the MGG stow-a-way top. Norm suggested the roll bar manufacturerer apparently felt it was "beyond the s
<< Is the ingegrity of the main hoop on a roll bar compromised by adding the bend that would require to match the contour of the MGB stow-a-way top? >> I don't think so. It would actually be better b
I agree with Jack - think of a bridge arch. The flat section across the top would be more prone to collapse downwards (from a vertical load - ie upside down car) than an arched one - whether this is
<< I just wonder what your opinion is on the vast number of cars we see in the publications showing the drivers's head above the 2" requirement (per SCCA regs) if not over the top of the roll bar? I
<< a "roll bar specification" sheet that was based on the 1972 SCCA for <snip> If this is in electronic form and easy to send, I'd love to have a copy. My next step in my "competition career" is a tr
In this day and age of safety and liability, I can't see why anyone would use a 30 year old safety spec. I can't see why anyone would permit it. No one uses 30 year old helmets. No one uses 30 year o