[QUOTE=altiain,Oct 29 2008, 02:18 PM] Yeah, I wonder about that. If you do a breakdown from this year

 

I hate to admit it but I think the CR will have a bit of an advantage as development comes along. I think the winning AS CR this year was on stock shocks with just a big front bar, I may have mis-read that though.

 

The national resuults show the 1st place as an 00 I have heard that it was an 08 CR

And I forgot about the cluch delay valve I hate that thing and you can't take it out under stock class rules.

 

CosmosMpower beat me to it. I have also heard it was on stock shocks

 

I just wanted to add, they do have harnesses for dogs which can be attached to a seat belt. I dont know of any tests or research on the actual protection they provide, I'm just saying they are available. I think it was in a Defensive Driving course I attened that I heard this, but something like there is a 95% chance of a human fatality if the person is ejected from a vehicle during a collision (so buckle up). So, if the harness keeps the dog inside, I'd assume his chances of survival are higher, too, if he was kept in the vehicle.

 

We have those harnesses for our dogs, and I can attest to their effectiveness. We were involved in a 40mph crash with both our dogs harnessed in the car, and they were fine after the impact.

The harnesses should be reasonably effective in a frontal collision as well, since they are basically a padded full body harness with a tether that latches into the stock seatbelt latch.

Still, I would rather defeat the airbag while my dog was in the car, since the airbag is designed for human occupants to use in conjunction with a seatbelt. Even with a harness, a dog will not occupy the same physical space, nor will they move in the same manner as a seatbelted human in an impact.