Just my $.02 worth. The padding above the cage is a great idea. I think that is were the wing idea started back in the 70's when they started to run them. I could be wrong. Lets face it. Non wing sprint cars and the drivers are like bulls and cowboys. People go to watch because they know someone is going to get "bucked" and both the drivers and the riders know that this could happen. The wing idea does not work all the time either. Kenny Jacobs was in a wing car this summer and got hurt and had to call it quits. I hate to see anyone get hurt and I see a lot of wild rides at Kokomo every Sunday. When I step out there to help clean up the wrecks I count my blessings when the driver pops out and is o.k. I think the cage nets, full containment seats, hans, better material that they use to make helmets with now like Kevlar, Hi-Poly fiberglass is a great thing. These guys and gals that strap into these cars know it is going to happen. The idea I have for top impacts on the cages is maybe a foam block pad that straps to the cage. My dad use to use something similar back in the 80's that strapped around the steering box to protect his knees from smacking the gear box if he went upside down. I am not saying it is the perfect answer. However, like someone said in the earlier post. If it can take the first impact and absorb some energy like the softer walls that NASCAR use. Maybe it will give these drivers a chance. The other thing is, and not to piss off chassis builders. I have seen the tops of cages get bent even on what I would call minimal impacts. I remember this year at Kokomo looking at a right side of the roll cage that really did not take a hard impact from another vehicle and it was bent down to the helmet level of the driver. I say maybe we need to start having the cages of the cars built out of thicker tubing that can take a hard impact. It may make the cars stiffer, but then you also get the cars to slow down when they can not bite as hard into the track. Just my ideas. Thanks