Racing your Roadster?

crash1369

Sounds nice.

Isn't 220 a little high though, especially if it was only 50 out?

That reminds me, I might as well update this. I met with one of the Tech inspectors from EMRA who checked over my car, and said he can't let it on the track. But having actually LOOKED and not just assuming I am satisfied with his answer. He explained also explained why he had to say no, which of course was different then everyone else who had never even seen one, and actually made sense. His only really complaint was that the roll bar has no support in the middle, so if the car were to come down on a corner or something it could just fold up. I don't think that's very likely but I guess that just means I'll have to get my *** in gear and finish the real race car.

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Fire

Having contacted two different track day companies for Watkins Glen they stated the track sets qualifications, thier qualification is a roll hoop must be taller than the helmet and if a broom stick is placed from windshield top to hoop no part touches the helmet also no deploying hoops unless locked in up position.

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2012 Chevy Camaro ZL1 6MT coupe Back N' Black. 680hp

sarmyth

Well that's interesting... so the real complaint was that the car had hoops instead of a roll bar? Or that there was no diagonal crossbar *within* each hoop?

Or was it that the hoops were not supported by a bar facing towards the front or rear of the car (ie only supported in a 2d space, left-right, instead of a 3d space, left-right and front-back)?

crash1369

Well all of it really. There is a strut tower brace that goes across the car right behind the seats, as you know. It's clearly visible in the hard tops, anyway in our cars they attached the roll bar right to that but it has no support in the center. Since their two separate hoops if the car were to land on the corner or something the bar could just bend in half, obviously not doing it's job then.
The height should be fine, dependning on how tall you are of course but that's not really the issue anyway.

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