[DeTomaso] Schroth Dot Harness

[boyd casey]

There was also an issue of concern that an insurance company might refuse
payment for injuries in a car not equipped with Dot Copliant equipment. I
would personaly be more concerned with having wilwood brakes that are not
DOT compliant and would potentially give rise to an insurance company having
a wider variety of claims to question or refuse.
Just my humble opinion.
Boyd

On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 9:13 PM, <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:

>
> In a message dated 9/16/10 14 45 59, rgg at gregorycook.com writes:
>
>
> What do you plan to do with the car? I've never heard of any track event
> requiring more than OEM belts.
>
> >>>It depends on which run group you're in.  The upper class at the PCNC
> track event requires four-point harnesses at a minimum (the Schroth
> harnesses would be perfectly acceptable).  Shelby Club rules are the same.
>
>
> > The open road racing events do require race harnesses for the higher
> speed classes (above 125 IIRC) only. As you say you can leave your OEM belts
> in the car with the harness. That being said there's lots of Panteras
> running around with 5 point harnesses and I've never heard of anybody having
> an issue with DOT compliance.
>
> >>>A Nor-Cal Shelby Club member driving a 5.0 Mustang convertible with
> 5-point harnesses was pulled over by a cop with a bad attitude, and given a
> ticket for failing to wear his seat belt.  He took it to court since he was
> wearing his five-point harnesses at the time he was pulled over--and he
> LOST.  The HUA judge simply went along with the cop's assertion that he
> wasn't wearing the DOT-approved seat belts.
>
> FWIW....
>
> Mike (who has and wears five-point harnesses in the Pantera, Cobra and
> GT350, have been pulled over in all three cars, and never received a
> ticket...for anything!)
>