Jim, How did you raise the height of the roll bar ? My reading of the GCR says that the main roll bar must be one piece from the bottom of the frame to the top of the hoop.
? Most interesting though is I have seen SRF cars with welded additions to the top of the roll bar. Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Libecco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 8:18 PM Subject: Re: [F500] to hans or not to hans > Depends on what you think is adequate. It is a two inch MINIMUM. I had two > inches, but I could envision a way that I could be upside down and stretching > the belts allowing my head to hit the ground. I raised things a few inches > to really help get things higher. > > A lot of people can clear tech inspection > but are not only violating the two inch rule when on track, but a even above > the hoop overall when on track. I didn't want to fool myself into safety. I > don't think it costs me too much in drag (as sleek as an F5 is already). > All a matter of comfort. I am paranoid. I don't want to give away my life > insurance yet nor cash in my disability payments yet. Most people seem to be > fine in most production F5s. At 6'3" plus, I was interested in a little more > room. (And it is not a winter without cutting the car at least in half once). > jim ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
