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DontStopMe
11-29-2006, 12:58 AM
http://dsmvideo.vidiac.com/video/2e0de9e7-f5a1-4f3b-8d8c-987600cca8cd.htm
Extremedsm
11-29-2006, 01:24 AM
That is some crazy shit. I have that happen on the street when my car goes sideways in second and third. Almost went in the tullips once................
TSi_II
11-29-2006, 10:13 AM
^^^^ Yeah it's some scary shit when your sitting shotgun too...
TomKat
11-29-2006, 01:27 PM
Especially when the said car does not have seatbelts.
Dizmm, (Old Account)
11-29-2006, 01:29 PM
nor a roll cage, air bag, or any safty features what so ever.
Pointdsm
11-29-2006, 01:47 PM
Its still got windows...and doors, kind of. Extreme, you should start making that thing safer before you unleash it again.
TSi_II
11-29-2006, 03:17 PM
Too much weight. I wouldn't either.
Dizmm, (Old Account)
11-29-2006, 03:44 PM
Too much weight. I wouldn't either.

your right, a life is way not worth 25 extra pounds. VPT, whats a chromoly 4 point cage way on average?



I would at least add a 4 point cage and for sure get a 5 point harness.
DontStopMe
11-29-2006, 04:07 PM
I don't imagine extreme will be able to race at to many tracks without a cage.
EVILUTION
11-29-2006, 05:02 PM
The 2007 NHRA rules state any car in the 11s will need a cage. That means quite a few people will have to get a cage or stop going to the track.

Personally I think a cage is a good idea on a race car. But it just isn't practical on a daily driver like the EVO.
Pointdsm
11-29-2006, 05:11 PM
Well, WIR and RSD use IHRA rules i believe, which are less strict(from what i remember). Extreme also ran an 11.3, at RSD, where they don't care for saftey that much either. Hes got a good system to get hurt going.
Extremedsm
11-30-2006, 09:32 AM
Especially when the said car does not have seatbelts.

Not true.................................... They are both there.
VPT
11-30-2006, 09:42 AM
Too much weight. I wouldn't either.

your right, a life is way not worth 25 extra pounds. VPT, whats a chromoly 4 point cage way on average?



I would at least add a 4 point cage and for sure get a 5 point harness.

around 80 - 100 pounds
Extremedsm
11-30-2006, 09:53 AM
Do you know how long it takes to get 80-100 pounds out of a car that already has 500-600 taken out of it. If I crash, will not have to worry about making car go fast anymore........................
TSi_II
11-30-2006, 10:33 AM
No crash, no need for shit like that. Just hope you aren't racing a 350Z, I hear they don't like fast Talons.
EVILUTION
11-30-2006, 10:51 AM
If you are racing and the guy next to you does something stupid that cage might not be such a bad idea. Hell even having a cage in Darth wouldn't be soo silly considering the speeds we hit on the road course (or simply on my way to work). I think the EVO is a fairly safe car even without a cage. All the roll over and crash pics I've seen keep the cabin in decent shape. Now 15+ year old sawzall'd dsm or crx with a nitrous tank in the back might not be so safe.
devlish
11-30-2006, 02:35 PM
No crash, no need for shit like that. Just hope you aren't racing a 350Z, I hear they don't like fast Talons. they attack them!