I don't care about your SFI or FIA discussion

[Tim Dugan]

I would like to know peoples opinion about the simpson hybrid Comfort, fit, usability. If you want to take this thread over to discuss the BOD or SFI 38.1 please excuse yourself to another thread! All i want to know about is how the simpson H&N device works. I have a HANS device in my possesion to play with and im not tataly sold on its performance but i have nothing to compaire it to. Are there other .com's i can go to to gain info constructive critisium , or just another opionion on the the 2 devices positive and neg. im in the prosess of buying one for the next race season and "need a litle help from my friends"

[MMiskoe]

I have a HANS that is getting on 8 years old. It does not have any little wings at the edges of the shoulder yokes and I have problems w/ the harnesses slipping off. I have a sternum strap which is the only way I can be sure the belts stay on and even then I have to think about checking them a couple of times each race. HANS says its all my fault, there is no way that the belts can come off if they are tight and properly installed, but it's happened in 3 different cars.

You've raised a good question & I am curious to see what others think.

[Knestis]

I used a hybrid (courtesy of Joe Cooley in NC) at the Goblins Go and it worked out pretty good. I practiced bailing out each time I got out of the car and discovered that I really needed to clear the shoulder harnesses to avoid hanging when getting out. It was pretty comfortable, although it moved the belt bruises to a different part of my shoulders.

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[Z3_GoCar]

I use an R3, so the similar parts, the quick release is great, I don't notice the plastic down my back, it'd probably be even less noticable with the straps of the hybrid. The other racing form that I read is pretty pro-HANS, probably due to HMS sponsorship of BMWCCA Club Racing, I know of only a few others that use R3's. Some were pretty bitter about HANS putting an expiration date on their teathers and getting caught up in teather-gate.

[Eagle7]

I'm looking seriously at the Hybrid Pro Rage. Any feedback is welcome. Any significant negatives compared with the Hybrid Pro?

[Matt93SE]

No experience with the others, but I have a newer HANS sport with the sliding tethers and the little 'wings' MMiskoe mentioned. I have a regular 6pt harness with 3" belts and have never had an issue with the belts slipping off or anything as he mentioned.

I would love to have a bit more head rotation available, but otherwise I have no operational issues with the HANS. It slows me down a bit getting out, but I still average about 6-7 seconds from a roll.