Well said Kurt, I agree 100%, and apparently well taken!
Dell!

 

Every once in a while we need our fellow track brothers to bitch slap up back into shape when what we do has no rational answer.

Now that I really have time to think about it, WTF was I thinking NOT having anchors installed on ALL my helmets. The HANS does nothing for you in the event of an emergency if it's sitting in the trailer

 

A forehead slapper only counts if someone saw you. I did a DE lap without my helmet on. I normaly put it and the other in car gear in the pass seat before I get out of the car. I hopped out to do something and set the head hut on the trailer fender. Got busy tinkering with something and missed all the next Black run group calls but the 1 min one. Jumped in the car and rolled out to grid only to stop and discuss something with someone. By the time I got to grid they had rolled them out and I tucked right in at the back of the rolling line. As I hit the gas at pit out my first though was "Boy the car sure is louder than normal, WTF did I loose a header gasket? Then a little 3 watt light bulb over my head flickered on dimly. Doh! I don't have my helmet on!" I then looked to my right and into the very empty pass seat. Double Doh! I tried to suck my head into my chest and scrunch down in the seat as far as I could as I beat feet for pit out 3/4 the way around the the track. Made it in unnoticed.

 

Great story Kurt. That definitely calls for a double-doh!

 

I wish i had a good story, but I am new to the game. My DE's are just Grip it and rip it. Give me your thoughts on a hans where to by and what is fair to pay. I may have to get my bell helmet drilled or by a new helmet which I don't want to do. ??

 

I bought mine through Apex Perf a few onths back when a group buy was organized. I think we got something like 15% off since we had so many takers. They even installed the anchors for free in the helmet. Just about everybody is selling at retail and IIRC there is a HANS price increase coming soon. There was a thread on that recently.

 

Do you have a 2" or 3" lap belt? The 2" ones are MUCH easier to tighten, and safer to boot. One thing that helps is while pulling up on the loose/tightening end, use a hand to push the lap belt down in between your hips and seat.

I did a similar thing once, but I never made it onto pit-out because luckily the grid person stopped me. I was so embarrassed I just about wanted to go home.
They are also going to release a cheaper entry model(~$700 IIRC).

 

Keep driving you will...My little blather or similar is common. I am just dumb enough to share.

Drilling two little holes in a helmet is no big thing. Drilling a tire wall or armco is. Drive long enough and you will likely get the chance to do both. Smart drovers do them in the right order.

 

Kurt could not sneak by anywhere in his car -- he may have got by because the pit team were seeking shelter.

 

Come on how much noise can a 1700 CC pushrod make?

If you can't make it fast, make it loud. I will keep the J pipe valve shut untill past Grid in the future.

 

Aw JEEEEEZ...

Yur not one of those Compensators, are ya?

I'm shattered....

 

Can you get that little rachet thing to adapt to other harnesses? It seems like a great idea.

 

I agree Alan, it is the cat's meow. I just wish they would put it on the shoulder belts for crash testing. That would take all the belt variables out of the equation.

IIRC, Hooker is the only mfgr with this feature, but I don't know why. Perhaps it is patented.

 

Yes i am a compensator. A 1969 912 is a negative compensation car for the guy nicknamed tripod. The motor has a simple Bursh header and J pipe. I guess the wine and cheese crowd has never heard a open pipe on a intake and exhaust tuned old school motor.

 

I have....on my '67 912 back in the day. Then I moved on to one of those great, big 2.0L 911s.....and I had no idea the short wheelbase cars were so difficult to drive until the legend grew 25-30 years later!