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To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>, "Thickos" <team-thicko@autox.team.net>,
Subject: Fw: roll bars
From: "Wm. Severin Thompson" <wsthompson@thicko.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 13:57:56 -0500
Forwarding my reply to him as well...


----- Original Message -----
From: Wm. Severin Thompson <wsthompson@thicko.com>
To: <racerbob@hotmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2000 12:46 PM
Subject: roll bars


> Jim has a full cage. If it was just a single hoop, I
> wouldn't suggest an added bump on top... but in this case, if he wants to
> keep his set up this way, he needs to add something for safety.
>
> My car had a very similar cage to his when I first got it. I chose to go
> with the Speedwell/Tom Colby bar (and a removeable steering wheel. It kept
> me alive. But the margin for head contact, even with as tigh as I cinch my
> belts, seems to be slim. I give my bels a pull down every long straight,
and
> always try to hunker down in the seat more. The next car will have a
> aluminum, thinly padded stock car style seat, so there's no room for more
> compression with foam upholstery.
>
> Interesting on the sway bar... I never considered that.
>
>
> Thanks for your response.
>
> WST
>
>
>


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