Re: [AMC-list] Safety Weinie

["Armand Eshleman" <aje1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

OK, I guess I'll add my 2 cents worth.

Formula cars use 6 point restraint system with arm restraints,, solid seat
made of fiberglass no cushion, ( we used to pour two part expanding foams
into a plastic bag, place it behind the driver in the car and let the foam
expand to make a seat that fit only the subject) crush boxes at front, both
front and behind the driver roll hoops, head was restrained from movement by
the roll hoop and the sidebars of the chassis. You felt like you were a part
of the car. The big ticket item as Senna, Earnhart a few others would tell
you if they could, is to keep the driver inside the car, strapped to a solid
seat (the SCCA showroom stock cars were allowed to change to racing seats
due to back injuries occurring from the use of soft production seats), head
restrained.

Fancy technology does apply here but indirectly, computer simulations crash
these cars over and over until they are ready for the real crash test and it
can be determined how to make them safer. Carbon fiber has become an
integral part of so many race cars now because of it's high tech strengths
and light weight. G-force meters check up on things in crashes which reveals
the dynamics of the crash.
Armand

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