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State Divisions => Victoria => Competition => Topic started by: rain902 on June 03, 2006, 03:43:23 AM

Title: love your seatbelts...
Post by: rain902 on June 03, 2006, 03:43:23 AM
this makes for interesting  reading...

"In a 40 g crash, an 80 kg driver will be loading the belt system with a 3,200 kg force..."

http://corner-carvers.com/wiki/index.php?Notes%20on%20Race%20Car%20Harnesses (http://corner-carvers.com/wiki/index.php?Notes%20on%20Race%20Car%20Harnesses)
Title: Re: love your seatbelts...
Post by: a sharp on June 03, 2006, 11:23:19 AM
Thats why you should always try to use the brakes to stop not the wall.
Title: Re: love your seatbelts...
Post by: rain902 on June 03, 2006, 03:05:30 PM
hehe love your work Anthony ;D ;D
Title: Re: love your seatbelts...
Post by: Fast Eddie on June 05, 2006, 08:32:23 AM
great discussion and even GREATER article.  I didnt look but is there a date on this article?
Title: Re: love your seatbelts...
Post by: Andrew Bose on July 05, 2006, 05:34:43 PM
Anthony,
why are you using brakes? is there a problem with the gearbox/handling ?
or are you talking about the road.
Title: Re: love your seatbelts...
Post by: Scott Farquharson on July 06, 2006, 12:13:47 PM
Could a Sprint generate 40g.....even when crashing?
Title: Re: love your seatbelts...
Post by: rain902 on July 17, 2006, 01:32:42 PM
Quote from: Scott Farquharson on July 06, 2006, 12:13:47 PM
Could a Sprint generate 40g.....even when crashing?

hmmm not sure - how about I strap my farquharson impact sensor to the front bar and do some crash testing  :o :o :o
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