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Originally Posted by Fishey
It is accidents like this...
Mark Pombo Huge Crash - Road America - YouTube
That door bar design show what they are worth. This kia had very good Nascar style door bars and they moved in the shunt enough to let marks head strike the tire barrier. That being said had he had flat door bars its highly likely that Mark would not have survived the crash. As I understand it he broke his collar bone, his jaw, and took a big hit to the head. Any track prepped Z is going to have the ability to carry more speed then that KIA just something to think about. So when you thinking of skimping on a cage remember it doesn't take other cars on track/racing to cause a major accident like this one. |
I'd agree in general but depends on type of events, tracks and level your driving the car. There are plenty of tracks where track day with stock seat and safety systems are adequate.
If you are an aggressive driver with history of driving your car off the track at track days I'd say yes invest in full blown crazy cage, proper seats, crash nets, full fire system, full fire suit, Hans etc. there are perfectly reasonable stages in between that are calculated risks.
To compare race car being driven at limits on very dangerous track can't be compared to track day driver driving well below limits on a safer track. Yes things can happen but likelihood is much less.
However if you're doing full on track car NASCAR door bars are excellent safety feature. Having top notch fabricator/welder is even more important then simple design elements. You could have what looks like a safe cage but if welder is inexperienced you could be in for rude surprise.