Do you already own an HNR?

[Xian]

Isaac for me

[Knestis]

FYI, conversations about the Racing Safety Institute and a community-driven advisory body (of which our own Jake Gulick has been nominated Grand Poobah) have found a home at...

http://roadrace-autox.com/bbs/forums...view.asp?fid=6

We wanted to try to localize conversation to avoid having to visit multiple sites and threads in order to keep up. If you care about the issues spinning around safety equipment in club racing right now, take a look and consider participating in the conversation.

More information about RSI is at http://racingsafetyinstitute.org

K

[MMiskoe]

How about a 2 sentence description on why ones choice was made.

I went Hans because it made for a common H&N amoungst the other people I co-drive enduros with. At the time, the Isaac was unclear how difficult it would be to do a driver change.

Matt

[Knestis]

I chose the Isaac because the test data was excellent and because we could use the same device for multiple enduro drivers, with just the addition of helmet lugs, rather than everyone having to spend that same amount of dough.

K

[RacerBill]

Simpson Horse Collar

[gsbaker]

Do we get one vote for every one we have?

[lateapex911]

Why would that matter, Gregg, I am sure you are perpetually sold out....riiggghht??

[BBeasley]

Hans plus some more leters

[fiat124girl]

I plan on buying a HANS device sometime this year for Jude. That way he can share it with his sister when she rally's.

[gsbaker]

Why would that matter, Gregg, I am sure you are perpetually sold out....riiggghht??

Odd you should mention that--we're having to order more components already.

[gsbaker]

Who has the Leatt Moto-R?

[240zdave]

I'm stilll running my original Hutchen's Device, waiting on the dust to settle. The only thing stopping me from getting an Isaac is worry that the powers that be will jump back in and decide that HNR devices are mandatory, and only SFI devices are approved.

[Mad Mike]

How about a 2 sentence description on why ones choice was made.
Matt

Two sentences?!? :eek:

I don't own an HNR because not once since driving my first stage rally in 1977 or the ten years I've road-raced on & off since 1983 have I driven head-on into any non-moving object (Taken in total I've pranged three roofs ...



and every panel on a car/truck EXCEPT the front bumper). Reflecting on all the race/rally carnage I've lived through I can't think of a time an HNR would have helped since the bulk of my injuries have been a sore muscle or two (the worst injuries were to my legs at STPR 1983).

OK, so my answer WAS 2 sentences - the following qualification and explanation sentences don't count.

PLEASE don't take my old fart attitude as an indictment of HNRs. I suspect they'll benefit us all in the long run if for no other reason than delaying the day that insurance for real racing/rallying prices most of us out of the sport(s). Since Rally America now requires 38.1 devices I will have one before I rally again and if my return to road racing comes after that I'll certainly wear it on track, but until I start taking trees between the headlights I'd rather my self-reliant egress from a wadded up rally car NOT be encumbered by HNRs or - worse - helmet nets. Imagine needing to undo one (or two) HNR tethers and a couple helmet nets to get out of the car in this vid - http://www.sumo.tv/watch.php?video=3045165! Alone in a wrecked/flipped race car during daylight when helping hands are just seconds away (THANK YOU CORNER WORKERS!!!) is one thing - upside down about to inhale muddy water is a whole other animal ...