SOURCES
www.necksgen.com
www.schrothracing.com
www.z-techsports.com
www.impactraceproducts.com
www.simpsonraceproducts.com
"We've been successful in
NASCAR to figure out that when
a driver cannot move in an
accident, the driver will come
out pretty well," said Gideon.
"The idea is not to allow the
driver's head to continue to move
forward after the seat harness
stops the body's motion."
Gideon illustrated before a live
audience at the SCORE Safety
Workshop in 2016, how much
testing has gone into head and
neck restraint devices. The data
that comes from the testing shows
that it takes only 900 pounds of
force on the neck to be fatal to
the driver or co-driver. What cuts
down that peak velocity is pre-
tensioning of the harnesses to
reduce the forces on the neck.
It's all very complex stuff, but
what really matters, is that racers
need to start preparing for head
and neck restraints before they
become mandatory. Head and
neck restraints are not only less
costly today, there are many
more styles to choose from than
ever before. Not wearing one
is like playing with fire, at some
point in your racing career, you
are going to get burned. So it
pays to be safe as possible and
limit the chance of injury.
There are also side nets that
can protect the racer against
"side impacts," which will likely
be the subject of another
story in Score Journal. SJ
THE HANS SPORT
SERIES 2 DEVICE
OFFERS ALL THE
SAME SAFETY
PERFORMANCE AS
THE OTHER HANS
DEVICES BUT
FEATURES AN ALL
NEW ROUNDED
COLLAR.
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