I know tracks are leary of "certifying safety," which I understand with the legalities involved, but what about these ideas?
1. make safety inspections optional, but you can't score track points until you submit your car and it passes safety tech.
2. same as above, but instead of track points, limit the prize money for team that do not submit to and pass safety tech.
3. racers love competition, maybe get someone to sponsor a "safest car" award? That might be tough to judge though.
Now, what would be the criteria of passing safety tech? That's where I'd let experts figure that out. I'd start with proper headroom above the cage, proper netting or supports to keep the head safe, proper cage padding, etc. Like I said, these are all just ideas...
I remember a NAMARS midget show that a driver's head was at least an inch out of the top of the cage...and I know there's been others that are darn close. I'm not around sprint and midgets as much as I used to, I hope that has cleared up a bit.
BTW, there's some good ideas here...I like the one about the foam on the cage. I'm not sure if it's practical, but nice thinking.
