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Originally Posted by milt View Post
In the case of helmets, technology improves over a 5 year period. I don't know how much belts can change over the same period, but they seem to go hand in hand.

Also, in race cars, the belts seem to get dirtier with oil, etc. than a passenger car belt. I've seen some nasty looking race car belts.
not to mention race belts are subjected to more and harder impacts. one hard wreck in your car and it may be totaled, race cars are easily rebuilt and put back out on the track. not that this would actually weaken a 3inch race belt.
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