Question for the HPDErs
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For those of you with the Hard dog, is it managable for weekend driving/driving yourself to the track?
I have read the comments advising against driving with a roll bar without a helmet and fully understand but don't see how I would be able to resist a drive on a sunny day with this car sitting in my driveway.
I have read the comments advising against driving with a roll bar without a helmet and fully understand but don't see how I would be able to resist a drive on a sunny day with this car sitting in my driveway.
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Can someone give some insight into getting a hard dog compared to a cusco. I know that the harddog passes inspections for road racing...but i don't like the fact you have to cut the interior on the sides. What is the disadvantage of geting a cusco if you just want it for HPDE use on the northeast?
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Originally Posted by s2guinness,Jan 17 2008, 03:31 PM
For those of you with the Hard dog, is it managable for weekend driving/driving yourself to the track?
I have read the comments advising against driving with a roll bar without a helmet and fully understand but don't see how I would be able to resist a drive on a sunny day with this car sitting in my driveway.
I have read the comments advising against driving with a roll bar without a helmet and fully understand but don't see how I would be able to resist a drive on a sunny day with this car sitting in my driveway.
In my opinion the chances of getting into an accident where my head would contact the roll bar (which is pretty well above and behind my head where I sit in the car as I'm pretty short) are actually less than the chances of having come in contact with the stock roll hoop assembly. Would the stock metal roll hoops been any kinder to my noggin than the hard dog? Possibly given any cusioning of the impact that the plastic around the stock hoops would have provided, but I can't help but think that if my head came in contact with them that I still would have been put in a world of hurtin.
At the end of the day, the amount of risk you find acceptable and how you manage it is up to you and you should not let any other member of this board, wether they be overly cautious (as some are) or overly carefree (as some others here are) dictate what you find acceptable.
Hell every time you sit down in your car and pull out of your garage you are accepting a fair amount of risk in terms of the actions of other drivers. For me driving occasionally with a roll bar and to and from the track is acceptable as well.
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Originally Posted by sshim35563,Jan 17 2008, 04:35 PM
Can someone give some insight into getting a hard dog compared to a cusco. I know that the harddog passes inspections for road racing...but i don't like the fact you have to cut the interior on the sides. What is the disadvantage of geting a cusco if you just want it for HPDE use on the northeast?
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I won't get into the Cusco bashing (because I feel alot of it is based on rank speculation) , but I have to admit that I feel much more comfortable with my hard dog. That is speculation on my part as well, but it does make me feel more comfy
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Originally Posted by sshim35563,Jan 17 2008, 11:35 AM
Can someone give some insight into getting a hard dog compared to a cusco. I know that the harddog passes inspections for road racing...but i don't like the fact you have to cut the interior on the sides. What is the disadvantage of geting a cusco if you just want it for HPDE use on the northeast?
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Most clubs do not check the structural integrity of the bars. They more often than not simply check to see that you have one. SCCA would be the exception.
Also, we've rented the same track for Monday April 7. Perhaps you'll be able to join us again- stock hoops are fine.
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Skip - you mentioned a harness being a potential requirement if you have a roll bar, I assume you are referring to a five point seat belt or something similar that doesn't have play like a normal belt would?
I think that would be a definite to keep myself planted. I might get some looks when I roll up to the local links in full racing trim but it will be worth it at the track.
I think that would be a definite to keep myself planted. I might get some looks when I roll up to the local links in full racing trim but it will be worth it at the track.
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[QUOTE=s2guinness,Jan 17 2008, 12:39 PM] Skip - you mentioned a harness being a potential requirement if you have a roll bar, I assume you are referring to a five point seat belt or something similar that doesn't have play like a normal belt would?
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Originally Posted by 1AP12NV,Jan 17 2008, 08:56 AM
At the end of the day, the amount of risk you find acceptable and how you manage it is up to you and you should not let any other member of this board, wether they be overly cautious (as some are) or overly carefree (as some others here are) dictate what you find acceptable.
Yes, each person should make up his/her own mind, but it's important that each person understand that the risks are real--bad things really do happen out there at HPDEs, and there's really no such thing as being "overly cautious" when it comes to safety on a race track. I chose to stop driving my S2000 on the track, and, instead, got a fully-prepared race car. That's "sensible," not "overly cautious."
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[QUOTE=124Spider,Jan 17 2008, 05:55 PM] While I agree with the general bent of this paragraph (each person should make his own determination of what's "safe"), I find the assertion that some are "overly cautious" to be downright laughable.