[DeTomaso] Seatbelts
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Thu Feb 27 19:25:23 EST 2020
Glad to see Steve and Julian's comments on the stock 3-point, which I prefer for our mostly- street use. I note that in the serious crashes I've heard about, the stock system protects well. Sure- it's possible to get killed but this apparently doesn't happen often.
Hear-say #1: A few years ago, a So-Cal owner (apparently) blew a tire at a verified-by-GPS 187mph on a deserted Nevada highway while 'testing' a new high-horse engine. The car rolled & somersaulted end-over end several times. Front of the roof was bent almost level with the hood while the rear half- with him inside- was at almost stock height. Speedo was torn out of the badly damaged dashboard. He got a broken wrist & slight concussion. Stock belts.
Hear-say #2 happened on a convoy to 'Vegas; the last car in the group passing a pickup on a 2-lane CA country road did "something" that caused the car to go off the road and barrel-rolled, completely clearing a std barbed wire fence to land wheels-up in a field. Driver & passenger were reportedly shaken but unhurt. Stock belts.
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Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Seatbelts
My two cents:A Julian is absolutely right.A A
In addition to our racecars, we have severalA "track day" cars.A My
son is a technical inspector for NASA, and both he and I have
instructed.A 90% of theA "track day" people have their race harnesses
installed incorrectly, and even my Dodge Viper ACR "track day" car has
the cutoutsA in the seat and harness bar too high and it fails to hold
you down in the seat.A They are so high that they render a HANS device
useless.A So, even though the ACR comes from Dodge with both the three
point system and full harnesses, we prefer the three pointA belts and
adjust them tightly if all we are doing is a track day.A A NASA allows
you use the three point system during their TT competition events -
indeed mandates it if your harness bar is not designed strictly in
accordance with the rules.A
That said, a properly designed and placed harness bar with a
well-matched seat is safer.A But, you need to make sure it is designed
correctly and worn properly.A A
Regards,A
Steven G. Lisa, Esq.
The Law Offices of Lisa & Lesko, LLC
Email: SteveLisa at PatentIt.comA
Direct: 480-442-0297
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On Thu, Feb 27, 2020 at 9:00 AM Julian Kift
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A A Corey,
A A Be sure to get a 5 or 6 point harness and not settle fora 4
point that
A A doesn't have the submarine belt. Anchoring for a 5 point isn't
ideal in
A A the Pantera and much easier if you have a seat with the cut out
for the
A A submarine belt.
A A I switched from 5 point back to a simple 3 point stock style
seat belt
A A last summer and really happy with my choice. My reasons were
1.) I'm
A A long legged and with the 5 point harness properly adjusted I
could not
A A reach the ignition switch 2. It's a PITA if you take different
A A passengers frequently to constantly adjust the harness 3.)
Unless you
A A seat is relatively low back or has the cutouts for shoulder
belts the
A A harness bar does not place the shoulder straps in a great
position,
A A especially if they have to 'wrap' around the outside edge of
the seat.
A A 4.) Most everyday folks do not adjust a harness properly to be
any real
A A effect in an accident, it really does need to be cinched down
to the
A A point your body movements are restricted. 5). The harness bar
really
A A needs additional intermediate anchoring over the the two bolts
at the
A A ends to be safe.
A A I would assess your track use frequency and consider installing
the
A A harness bar and appropriate seat for each track event and use a
street
A A system for the street.
A A Julian
A A
A A > On Feb 26, 2020, at 11:42, Corey Price
<[9]coreyjprice at gmail.com> wrote:
A A >
A A > I don't have seatbelts currently. I have Recaro seats and I
plan to
A A take the Pantera to the track occasionally, but mostly drive it
on the
A A street. I'm looking for seatbelt recommendations.
A A >
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Glad to see Steve and Julian's comments on the stock 3-point, which I
prefer for our mostly- street use. I note that in the serious crashes
I've heard about, the stock system protects well. Sure- it's possible
to get killed but this apparently doesn't happen often.
Hear-say #1: A few years ago, a So-Cal owner (apparently) blew a tire
at a verified-by-GPS 187mph on a deserted Nevada highway while
'testing' a new high-horse engine. The car rolled & somersaulted
end-over end several times. Front of the roof was bent almost level
with the hood while the rear half- with him inside- was at almost stock
height. Speedo was torn out of the badly damaged dashboard. He got a
broken wrist & slight concussion. Stock belts.
Hear-say #2 happened on a convoy to 'Vegas; the last car in the group
passing a pickup on a 2-lane CA country road did "something" that
caused the car to go off the road and barrel-rolled, completely
clearing a std barbed wire fence to land wheels-up in a field. Driver &
passenger were reportedly shaken but unhurt. Stock belts.
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From: Steve Lisa <stevelisa at patentit.com>
To: Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
Cc; Detomaso List <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Sent: Thu, Feb 27, 2020 8:37 am
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Seatbelts
My two cents:A Julian is absolutely right.A A
In addition to our racecars, we have severalA "track day" cars.A My
son is a technical inspector for NASA, and both he and I have
instructed.A 90% of theA "track day" people have their race
harnesses
installed incorrectly, and even my Dodge Viper ACR "track day" car
has
the cutoutsA in the seat and harness bar too high and it fails to
hold
you down in the seat.A They are so high that they render a HANS
device
useless.A So, even though the ACR comes from Dodge with both the
three
point system and full harnesses, we prefer the three pointA belts and
adjust them tightly if all we are doing is a track day.A A NASA
allows
you use the three point system during their TT competition events -
indeed mandates it if your harness bar is not designed strictly in
accordance with the rules.A
That said, a properly designed and placed harness bar with a
well-matched seat is safer.A But, you need to make sure it is
designed
correctly and worn properly.A A
Regards,A
Steven G. Lisa, Esq.
The Law Offices of Lisa & Lesko, LLC
Email: [1]SteveLisa at PatentIt.comA
Direct: 480-442-0297
[1]www.PatentIt.com
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On Thu, Feb 27, 2020 at 9:00 AM Julian Kift
<[2][2]julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
A A Corey,
A A Be sure to get a 5 or 6 point harness and not settle fora 4
point that
A A doesn't have the submarine belt. Anchoring for a 5 point isn't
ideal in
A A the Pantera and much easier if you have a seat with the cut
out
for the
A A submarine belt.
A A I switched from 5 point back to a simple 3 point stock style
seat belt
A A last summer and really happy with my choice. My reasons were
1.) I'm
A A long legged and with the 5 point harness properly adjusted I
could not
A A reach the ignition switch 2. It's a PITA if you take different
A A passengers frequently to constantly adjust the harness 3.)
Unless you
A A seat is relatively low back or has the cutouts for shoulder
belts the
A A harness bar does not place the shoulder straps in a great
position,
A A especially if they have to 'wrap' around the outside edge of
the seat.
A A 4.) Most everyday folks do not adjust a harness properly to be
any real
A A effect in an accident, it really does need to be cinched down
to the
A A point your body movements are restricted. 5). The harness bar
really
A A needs additional intermediate anchoring over the the two bolts
at the
A A ends to be safe.
A A I would assess your track use frequency and consider
installing
the
A A harness bar and appropriate seat for each track event and use
a
street
A A system for the street.
A A Julian
A A
A A > On Feb 26, 2020, at 11:42, Corey Price
<[9][3]coreyjprice at gmail.com> wrote:
A A >
A A > I don't have seatbelts currently. I have Recaro seats and I
plan to
A A take the Pantera to the track occasionally, but mostly drive
it
on the
A A street. I'm looking for seatbelt recommendations.
A A >
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