contributing to the SFI decision in BMWCCA club racing (this is conjecture, not direct knowledge)
-the first death in BMW CCA club racing occurred last year - some believe an HNR would have helped
-insurers were threatening dramatic increases
-the 800 member CR organization has zero resources to be able to devote to assessing HNR's, so they chose a defensible standard

If Joe comes off as a hans cheerleader, a large part is because he has directly witnessed the before and after results.

That bio from justracing.com says that the SCCA safety committee is made up of 6 people. I don't know where to look up committee memberships to confirm.
cheers,
bruce
p.s. I don't own a Hans


Thanks for the background - it's very enlightening, almost frighteningly so.

I want to assume that based upon his professional chops, he does what comes naturally for a living and to contribute to the sport by doing the right thing based upon what he knows. I'm not quite that naive anymore, however, and share the concerns voiced above about potential conflicts of interest. His BMW affiliation might also help, at least in part, to explain why BMWCCA adopted the SFI spec as well.
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