freq

Agreed.

bgoetz

freq

....and here we are again. Driving a safe for the track car on the street, which isn't safe.

Chibo

It is always about compromises, but do you really want to be the one to tell the people reading that it is going to be fine rather than them being forced to draw their own conclusions?

Bullwings

You pick your own level of risk that is acceptable...

For a while (6 years), i did this with the OEM roll hoops with just a seat.

That is no longer acceptable for me with where I am in life and how I currently view and value things.
I now run an RSG bar with 6-point, HNR, and aftermarket steering wheel.

s2kshepard

I don't understand the 1.5-2k investment. You already made most of the investment with the bar and seat??

$250 for a decent 6 point harness
$450 for a new necksgen
$250 for a helmet with the posts pre-installed

That's the easy shit compared to installed the bar and seat, too. And harness for autocross = winning. Autocross is violent in a 3 point.

Whip out that credit card imo, finish the job. Welcome to track driving where the money is a momentum car.

DavidNJ

Can you even run a harness on an OEM S2000 seat?

Track days exist in some vast middle ground between racing and street use. Safety equipment requirements are much lower than racing. Accidents are less frequent, as are injuries. But they aren't nonexistent. A driver may see a wrecked car at an event. If they know the driver they may learn more about the aftermath and possibly any injuries. But for most, not. Accidents rarely make the press, injuries less so. For example, GSM reported on the terminal crash of its project Miata into an ancient Nash at a LeMons event: Our Miata Gets Smashed: https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/pr...-gets-smashed/. The concussion suffered by the Nash driver, less so: What A Race Car Crash Does To Your Brain: https://jalopnik.com/what-a-race-car...ain-1778499867.

There are many activities, including widely played sports, that can cause injuries. Is the reduction in safety equipment inherent in using street cars on a race track wise? Are street car safety systems appropriate at racing speeds? Everyone will make their own decision.

DarkArsenic

i crashed my s2000 at big willow with a stock car pretty much. spun at 95mph into a ditch and flipped twice with the convertible top up. the bars of the convertible top were pretty much bent around my helmet and i needed someone to pull them back to even get out of the car. i sustained no serious injuries thanks to the stock roll hoops and the strength of the front windshield and the fact i was wearing a helmet. now i got pretty lucky but now when i'm rebuilding the car in a new shell i'm definitely going to invest into safety equipment.

md6380

freq

Agreed.