March 07 Super Street issues
03-17-2007, 08:57 PM
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the car had 4 point bling bling JDM Takata (over priced FIA spec from Japan) harness.... but i didn't use them.
03-17-2007, 09:20 PM
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Four points? Yeah, I see now why you went with the OEM belt instead. I won't wear a harness without a sub belt.
03-17-2007, 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by GhettoRacer
the car had 4 point bling bling JDM Takata (over priced FIA spec from Japan) harness.... but i didn't use them.
03-17-2007, 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Bonster
Four points? Yeah, I see now why you went with the OEM belt instead. I won't wear a harness without a sub belt.
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03-17-2007, 09:57 PM
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Well, isn't he the one in the yellow car? I don't even know what "Super Street" is -- some kind of race or autocross or what? I'm going back to watching the NCAA games. At least there I know what they are talking about. 
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03-17-2007, 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by GhettoRacer
the car had 4 point bling bling JDM Takata (over priced FIA spec from Japan) harness.... but i didn't use them.
03-17-2007, 11:09 PM
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03-17-2007, 11:44 PM
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Ha, amazingly enough, after some research it seems that the FIA does have a 2nd standard besides the normal 8853/98 that specifies 5 or 6 point belts called the 8854/98 standard for 4 point belts. Fortunately, 4-point belts, even if they meet the 8854/98 standard must also have a 5th or 6th point to be legal for racing in every series that I know of in the United States.
Anyone know any form of racing where 4-point belts are actually acceptable?
Anyone know any form of racing where 4-point belts are actually acceptable?
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03-17-2007, 11:59 PM
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I have a 6-point Willans harness. The FIA tag is on one of the shoulder straps if memory serves. This does NOT mean that the harness is legal for road course racing with only four points. The requirement currently stands, at least for road racing, at six points, with a high recommendation (in the GCRs) for seven points. If you were running a street belt or a 4-point harness, you were clearly NOT road racing.
03-18-2007, 12:01 AM
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BTW, I can get a full brand-new Willans (used in NASCAR, IRL, etc) six-point harness for under $500. Sounds like you got ripped. NEVER run the shoulder and lap belts without the sub belts on a racetrack. Well, unless you don't care about your stomach, etc. I know my rules, and I defintely know about safety. DON'T do it on the track. Autocross? That's a totally different story.
03-18-2007, 09:21 PM
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Talk about great marketing. Lot of JDM ricers/posers love the Takata harness to death... for $400 you can buy VERY good belts from Europe.