Head & Neck Restraints - Restraint System Engineer
What is the purpose of a head and neck restraint in today's race cars?
The primary reason for using a head and neck restraint in today's race cars
is to reduce neck tension in a frontal or angular frontal impacts.
The restraint should also help in all other impact situations, certainly not harm.
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Safe and Speedy
Westport's Billy Manchester survived a serious crash -- thanks largely
to the Hutchens device
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/08-02/08-18-02/e07sp168.htm
Safety: Racing&Mac226;s Burning Question
New Seats, New Technology And New Enthusiasm Mark Move
Toward A Safer Sport
http://www.circletrack.com/techarticles/74958/
The majority of head-and-neck injuries in racing are caused by the neck
trying to do its job and failing against the massive force exerted on
drivers by impacts with walls or other cars. Click on the link
www.circletrack.com
-"Personally I like the D CEL helmet restraint a lot more than the HANS.
The HANS seems to be very uncomftable and big. The DCEL will not affect
you at all, when you wanna leave that cocpit, and as a racer you know
how that feels.. I sure do..."
Read the entire article "Hans device really the best ? DONT THINK SO !"
at www.sundsdalracing.com