Bryan Watts

There are known shortcomings of the HANS (and every H&N restraint on the market)...do you really believe there's no reason to strive to create a better device? A lot of people love their 997's...should Porsche stop development and never make anything any better?

Rick

"Sir, the good news is that it appears as though our device did aid in restricting the movement of your head...the bad news is that you now have a new set of oddly shaped tonsils".

I can't say that I agree with that statement even though I am a happy HANS owner today...I sincerely hope that there continues to be good research, testing & market competition for safety products. Market competition will drive both product research/development and competitive pricing.

Cheers,

Rick

ltc

I don't think SFI would agree.
BTW, which Hutchens? There have been quite a few variants over the course of the product cycle.

srf506

Professor, I seemed to remember some of the "1st gen" ones tied into the shoulder or leg restraints, but it was so long ago and such a piece of C _ _ P, I don't really remember the details. You might be right about it not tying into the restraints. I do remember a bunch of secondary injuries including the one you mention.

As a side note, if you boys are driving your car on track with only a five-point system versus six I'd think again. Similar injuries and surgeries to repair said damage by a single submarine strap have been documented. If you don't want to invest in a new harness than wear a cup! The future children's lives you save may be yours!

Jim P.