"Nextgen doe's not do buisness in Georgia,sorry for the inconvience" THAT IS AWESOME.........
"Nextgen doe's not do buisness in Georgia,sorry for the inconvience" THAT IS AWESOME.........
In all likelihood, the risk of permanent injury including death in reverse order are:
1. Heart attack
2. Collision-induced injury, excluding fire
3. Fire.
If SCCA were to do a risk versus reward analysis of its safety equipment rules, we wouldn't be wearing nomex. Heart attacks probably are the number one killer of SCCA drivers while in the car or immediately following and wrapping yourself into a giant layer of insulation, climbing into a hot race car and exerting yourself = great gobs of strain on the heart.
We pant and our hearts continue to race after we get out of the car, not because we are out of shape, but because our bodies are trying to eliminate thermal energy.
I'm with u on this one, once the belts are off the hans doesnt do anything but sit on your neck. If you cant navigate getting out with it sitting on you... Well then you probably have a hard time getting up period. Dont. Lame it on the safety device, the hans works well and if your of normal stature, not a problem at all.
#72 ITE Scirocco
NARRC ITE champion 2011
When I first tried a Hans in my RX7, the only way I could get into the car was to crawl in head first over into the passenger side then swing my legs under the column and drop into the seat. I have a pretty long torso compared to leg length and with the Kirkey head restraint halo's and the low roof line of the RX7, it was the only way in with the Hans on.
After that I bought a DefNder and it is a bit easier to get in and out, but it is still a monster effort with a fair bit of contorting to get out. After some practice I can get out of the car like a normal human being, but when I want to do it fast, I revert back to the older swing the upper part of my torso over the passenger side and come out legs first.
In my Cougar, the door opening is a lot larger and it uses a Sparco with head halo's. In that car, I slide in legs first, then I have to twist my upper body to a 45 degree angle and twist into the seat area, then fall into the seat. To get out, I have to take off the wheel, grab the cage support bar, lean forward until I clear the halo then twist sideways and bail out onto the road. Not graceful, but it works.
I know I am safer and yes I can get out of both cars inside of 8 seconds, but I wonder how easy it would be for a marshal to pull me out of either car if I was inconscious.....
Eric
Last edited by 23racer; 03-05-2012 at 02:16 PM.
Is the Necksgen legal for scca. Also has anyone had the chance to compare to a Hans
They claim it's SFI 38.1 approved, so, it must be SCCA compliant, as thats teh only theing SCCA allows.
Don't know about HANS comparisons. The sled numbers for the HANS are sorta out there, but this is totally an unknown other than them saying "It passed"
Jake Gulick
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Eric, try putting your HANS on after you get in. its actually very easy.
Stephen
Has anybody used neckgen's "contact us" page and gotten a response? I sent them a message last thursday and haven't heard back from them.
Ralf
ITB Golf GT
Yes, they responded to me....
I asked for more data, they said they are working on it...
On edit, I followed up with a specific query, but it's been days, and no response since.
Last edited by lateapex911; 03-06-2012 at 05:36 PM.
Jake Gulick
CarriageHouse Motorsports
for sale: 2003 Audi A4 Quattro, clean, serviced, dark green, auto, sunroof, tan leather with 75K miles.
IT-7 #57 RX-7 race car
Porsche 1973 911E street/fun car
BMW 2003 M3 cab, sun car.
GMC Sierra Tow Vehicle
New England Region
lateapex911(at)gmail(dot)com
So do they have actual products ready to ship? Pictures on the web site are computer generated ones.
Ralf
ITB Golf GT
I got an email, and test results are up
http://www.necksgen.com/necksgentesting.html
Jake Gulick
CarriageHouse Motorsports
for sale: 2003 Audi A4 Quattro, clean, serviced, dark green, auto, sunroof, tan leather with 75K miles.
IT-7 #57 RX-7 race car
Porsche 1973 911E street/fun car
BMW 2003 M3 cab, sun car.
GMC Sierra Tow Vehicle
New England Region
lateapex911(at)gmail(dot)com
Somebody explain this:
"NecksGen does not do business in Georgia"
Steve Linn | Fins Up Racing | #6 ITA Sentra SE-R | www.indyscca.org
Jake Gulick
CarriageHouse Motorsports
for sale: 2003 Audi A4 Quattro, clean, serviced, dark green, auto, sunroof, tan leather with 75K miles.
IT-7 #57 RX-7 race car
Porsche 1973 911E street/fun car
BMW 2003 M3 cab, sun car.
GMC Sierra Tow Vehicle
New England Region
lateapex911(at)gmail(dot)com
If Necksgen is really v2 of the defender company, maybe not doing business in GA is part of the lawsuit settlement?
Josh Sirota
ITR '99 BMW Z3 Coupe
Took the plunge on the NecksGen because,
1) Its cheaper than the HANS.
2) Adjustable from 10-40 degrees. No need to figure out what size neck I have or what angle I need to buy for my seat or size.
3) Has side protection.
4) No cumbersom harness to strap on
On to the pictures.
Just insert tab into latch on helmet.
Release by pushing down on the top button or pull the small lanyard. I wouldn't use the small lanyard though since the metal ring is pretty thin.
Kit also comes with other d-rings to make the device non-removable and all the tools you need to install the latch or adjust the angle. Carrying case, baseball cap, stickers and uniform patch also included.
Ralf
ITB Golf GT
Thanks for posting, I'm going to look into these.
Chris Rallo "the kid"
-- "wrenching and racing" -- "will race for food!" -- "Onward and Upward"
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