mini sprint safty

konger10 · 11/2/08, 12:12 PM

I am new to this forum and would like some help I am going to step up to mini sprints this year but i had a guy tell me that it was more dangerous to run mini than a full size 305 what do you guys think your thoughts would be great

sc96 · 11/2/08, 12:32 PM

What did this guy base his thoughts on?

konger10 · 11/2/08, 12:35 PM

He just said that they was more dangerous and when they flip they pick up speed. He races a 305

sc96 · 11/2/08, 1:19 PM

My thought would be it would really depend on what your top speed would be in a mini vs the 305 sprint.I am not sure why he would tell you that in a crash the mini would speed up,because as soon as you make any contact with anything you will start loosing speed.Then it turns into a calculation of speed vs mass.The heaver the mass the longer it takes to come to a stop.It would seem to me that a mini would weigh alot less than a sprint.Also from my point when I ran a mini and crashed it it was a hole hole hole lot less painfull than when I crashed my 410 sprint.From my point of view I would say the guy who gave you that info is NUTS.I would guess that he is trying to steer you 305 sprints to help with car count.If you are thinking of going to a sprint in a year or two I would skip the mini and go to the 305,just because of the cost and nothing on a mini will work on a sprint then in a couple of years you could switch up to a 360 then a 410.That way you have several years to put together alot of spares that you WILL need.

11/2/08, 4:19 PM

maybe the person giving you this info, is reffering to the fact that theres alot less room inside a mini sprint and therefore u might get banged up a lil bit more than a full sprint car, just a thought! and with the short wheel base they do flip easier and sometimes faster, its still gonna be dangerous no matter what kind of open wheel car it is, it is still a racecar

buck2 · 11/2/08, 11:31 PM

If you are worried about it being dangerous you don't need to be out there.

11/3/08, 3:48 PM

well buck2 summed it up for you pretty well but are you talking about a mini sprint or a 600 micro sprint? Either way in our 600 I just taped foam padding all around the right side of the cockpit. Really making sure to get everything under the stearing and along the right leg all the way down to the gas pedal. Really as long as you keep your right leg protected from bouncing off anything your pretty good. I would also suggest a LaJoie full containment seat and safety belts with a sternum latch.

lazyifoto · 11/3/08, 7:13 PM

Did the person telling you this happen to have a 305 to sell?????

konger10 · 11/3/08, 8:03 PM

Ya I think he is trying to sell it.

11/3/08, 8:35 PM

with the above being said just go with what you want to do.I raced micros for 3 years and I personally really never seen anybody get hurt.Ive seen many people flip in a micro and depending on if anything was broke be flipped back over and resume racing.Theyare pretty safe but just trying to help out.

11/2/08, 12:12 PM	#1 mini sprint safty
konger10 Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 30	I am new to this forum and would like some help I am going to step up to mini sprints this year but i had a guy tell me that it was more dangerous to run mini than a full size 305 what do you guys think your thoughts would be great

11/2/08, 12:32 PM	#2 Re: mini sprint safty
sc96 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 487	What did this guy base his thoughts on?

11/2/08, 12:35 PM	#3 Re: mini sprint safty
konger10 Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 30	He just said that they was more dangerous and when they flip they pick up speed. He races a 305

11/2/08, 1:19 PM	#4 Re: mini sprint safty
sc96 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 487	My thought would be it would really depend on what your top speed would be in a mini vs the 305 sprint.I am not sure why he would tell you that in a crash the mini would speed up,because as soon as you make any contact with anything you will start loosing speed.Then it turns into a calculation of speed vs mass.The heaver the mass the longer it takes to come to a stop.It would seem to me that a mini would weigh alot less than a sprint.Also from my point when I ran a mini and crashed it it was a hole hole hole lot less painfull than when I crashed my 410 sprint.From my point of view I would say the guy who gave you that info is NUTS.I would guess that he is trying to steer you 305 sprints to help with car count.If you are thinking of going to a sprint in a year or two I would skip the mini and go to the 305,just because of the cost and nothing on a mini will work on a sprint then in a couple of years you could switch up to a 360 then a 410.That way you have several years to put together alot of spares that you WILL need.

11/2/08, 4:19 PM	#5 Re: mini sprint safty
shocksurgeon14 Posts: n/a	maybe the person giving you this info, is reffering to the fact that theres alot less room inside a mini sprint and therefore u might get banged up a lil bit more than a full sprint car, just a thought! and with the short wheel base they do flip easier and sometimes faster, its still gonna be dangerous no matter what kind of open wheel car it is, it is still a racecar

11/2/08, 11:31 PM	#6 Re: mini sprint safty
buck2 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 294	If you are worried about it being dangerous you don't need to be out there.

11/3/08, 3:48 PM	#7 Re: mini sprint safty
mikeyj5 Posts: n/a	well buck2 summed it up for you pretty well but are you talking about a mini sprint or a 600 micro sprint? Either way in our 600 I just taped foam padding all around the right side of the cockpit. Really making sure to get everything under the stearing and along the right leg all the way down to the gas pedal. Really as long as you keep your right leg protected from bouncing off anything your pretty good. I would also suggest a LaJoie full containment seat and safety belts with a sternum latch.

11/3/08, 7:13 PM	#8 Re: mini sprint safty
lazyifoto Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 153	Did the person telling you this happen to have a 305 to sell?????

11/3/08, 8:03 PM	#9 Re: mini sprint safty
konger10 Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 30	Ya I think he is trying to sell it.

11/3/08, 8:35 PM	#10 Re: mini sprint safty
mikeyj5 Posts: n/a	with the above being said just go with what you want to do.I raced micros for 3 years and I personally really never seen anybody get hurt.Ive seen many people flip in a micro and depending on if anything was broke be flipped back over and resume racing.Theyare pretty safe but just trying to help out.