..... Why not allow other standards to judge the merits of a h&n system? .....[/b]
i agree. and that standard should be something like passing some maximum force test per a 3rd party crash test. i will write the director for my area and suggest that they accept a criteria such as the following:
A maximum Neck Tension (Fz) of 3000 Nm (achieved by 2 of 3 devices)
A maximum Lateral Force (Mx) of 40 Nm (achieved by 2 of 3 devices)
or perhaps something like 50% less than no protection, i.e., baseline for both criteria
this type of a standard essentially eliminates the homemade devices and should provide a basis for the lawyers. if a manufacturer cannot meet both criteria, they may have to go back to the drawing board. and then with this type of standard, i would expect to see some competition between products as they extol the virtue of how far below the maximums they could achieve.
fwiw, tom
1985 CRX Si competed in Solo II: AS, CS, DS, GS
1986 CRX Si competed in: SCCA Solo II CSP, SCCA ITA, SCCA ITB, NASA H5
1988 CRX Si competed in ITA & STL
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