jchuhl Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 >Accident in SPA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusaLoco Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 That guy shouldn't jump out of his car till all is clear! http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/eek6.gif PS ... Quel domage, ... Comment unfortuante, mais ce n'est pas un un vrai "crash". ... Voici un vrai "crash"! ( That's Not A Crash .... Now This Is A Crash!! ) ... ... Anyone looking for a slightly used (thrashed) Caterham? BusaLoco2006-12-09 08:00:04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locostv8 Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Those both point up the need I was discussing with someone else about the need for "Window" nets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Rohaley Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 I am not sure if window nets are the solution to the problem. Typically, arm restraints are used in open wheel cars to keep the arms inside the vehicle in the event of a collision. What they do is wrap around your arm near your elbow and then loop into your harness, that way, after the incedent all you need to undo is your harness and you are free to go (as opposed to then needing to undo a net system). At first they give you the feeling of having limited mobility of your arms but once you are out on the track they essentially dissapear because you wont be flailing them around out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Rohaley Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Besides, the net required on a Seven would need to be much larger than you would ever find on a tin-top. Imagine the cabin covered in a fishing net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitcat Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Arm restraints would have kept him from using one arm to hold on to his cage while steering with the other: a driving technique that is unique. He is lucky to be alive after getting out just as his car was hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Arm restraints would have kept him from using one arm to hold on to his cage while steering with the other: a driving technique that is unique. He is lucky to be alive after getting out just as his car was hit. Go easy on the guy... If I'm not mistaken, the race was already over, and he was on the cooldown lap. He hit a patch of coolant. Getting out of the car was probably a mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locostv8 Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 I am not sure if window nets are the solution to the problem. Typically, arm restraints are used in open wheel cars to keep the arms inside the vehicle in the event of a collision. What they do is wrap around your arm near your elbow and then loop into your harness, that way, after the incedent all you need to undo is your harness and you are free to go (as opposed to then needing to undo a net system). At first they give you the feeling of having limited mobility of your arms but once you are out on the track they essentially dissapear because you wont be flailing them around out there. The arm restraints would be a good idea on the track. What we were talking about was an autocross car where you wouldn't want the restriction of arm restraints but it would be a good idea to keep your arms inside incase of a slide. also for street use it would seem to be nice to have something to keep your arms from getting between the side of the car and something hitting the side of the car, it seems that a lot of pics of UK cars they are using the side curtians this would also help. Arm restraints would have kept him from using one arm to hold on to his cage while steering with the other: a driving technique that is unique. He is lucky to be alive after getting out just as his car was hit. As Mazda said he was on a cool down lap. I used to work crash/fire at a number of the Bay area tracks years ago and cool down or not the first thing we did was to get the driver out of and away from the car keeping the car between you and the track incase of fire or other drivers paying so much attention to your crash that they ran over the top of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxologist Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 is it me or was he overdriving the cooldown lap as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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