Originally Posted by Tony74:
A net would be the best option to disperse the load and give complete coverage. Easy for extraction (knife) melt/burn away in fire, if you are concerned with its strength a sfi net would be as good as your belts.
Just like any other part of the cage/car if it bends and stretches it is absorbing and transferring energy.
A butt bar in a sprinter won't stop the rear-end but it does slow it down greatly.
(fyi great way to make nets tight is the soak them then install, will be tight when they dry)
Tony
I used that trick with my model airplane wings when I was a kid and I think the Indians used to use it on Cowboys also.
We have spent most of our time with a wing over our head when racing and I always called the wing my $500.00 crush proof box. I knew it was costing me $500.00 when the car flipped or got sideways with the roof facing traffic but it sure went a long way in preventing further damage to the car or driver. Money well spent> A very good investment for entry level racers.
Honest Dad himself
