mooty

sam thx for trail blazing.
PM me your addy, i will send you a genuine male belt buckle i cut out from p car. not the little plastic made in my homeland.
GET A HANS

SamFromTX

That is correct, Eduardo. Sending a PM

You da man!! Thanks so much, sending PM. I bought this:
http://www.saferacer.com/hans-device...te-hans-device

GTEE3

^
VW seat belt buckles also do the trick...which are readily avail from junkers.

orthojoe

Another option:

I traced out the buckle onto an old credit card/membership card and cut out the pattern. Works well...... And light weight. :P

NateOZ

I have the same one and think it's a good price point. I saw one of your other posts on practicing with it.

I'm a big fan of putting helmet and hans on and off outside the car, when I first started using it, it was suggested that I put it on in the car due to my size. I'm 6'4" and have had no issues getting in and out of a Cayman R with full roll cage.

Suit up and practice 20 to 30 times until it's very natural in your driveway - you want to be able to get out quickly and subconsciously in an accident...

nash

Looks good, you are going to love how secure you feel going through T1 at TWS next time... that was the biggest revelation I had when getting buckets in my Turbo back in the day. Instead of holding on for dear life through T1/T2, I was completely locked down and could just focus on working the controls.

SamFromTX

Good advice, thanks. I wasn't sure if I should put them on inside or outside the car but what you said makes good sense and I'm the same height as you are, so I now know it can be done!!

I'm excited but am also preparing myself that my first few sessions may actually be slower as I get used to the limitation of head turning, new seating position etc.

hf1

You won't be slower. You will be amazed by the amount of new sensory inputs the car will be sending you through your body and by your ability to completely relax your body and your grip to the steering wheel. While most people are aware of the safety benefits of buckets, harness, and HANS, they underestimate their benefits in feel and driving performance, until they try them -- then there's no turning back. It will be like driving a different car.

SamFromTX

Awesome. Looking forward to not have to work my low back muscles as much.

ChrisF

+100. I went bar, harness and HANS early this year and will never go back. Better driving experience, more feedback; more safety. It took me about 2 laps to get used to the reduced range of neck motion. You'll love it.

SamFromTX

Conekilr

Looks good Sam. Can't be too safe at the speeds you're going. How did you mount the Sub strap ??

SamFromTX

I have no idea. I had the whole thing installed and the installer is off to Mid Ohio for the race.

hf1

stronbl

Thanks for doing this work and testing - always nice to have options. Glad you got a HANS.