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Thanks John,

Good insight and comments as always. I guess the major difference with this cage is the lack of a traditional front hoop. the Y at the top of the a-pillar looks simply massive in person and the pictures don't do it justice.

Cory, nice link. They do a much better job of documenting each step that I am doing. Must be nice to be a factory team though.


Those rally impacts are truely scary and honestly for the speeds they are going and their surroundings...not sure what kind of cagework would be the best protection.

Side impact is definately a concern. With the cage we are building the distance from the driver's head top the cagework has been improved with the use of the extra space the fiberglass roof supplies. They are adding a bent X above the driver for additional rollover protection.

Side-impact... We are still working on that one, but the use of doors without panels helps to allow the cage to be as far away as possible (cage bends into door pocket). Not sure of a better system than a gusseted X for the bars.

John, that chart on injurys...not sure if it is entirely accurate. Either that or I am #$#^% lucky! We impacted a rock going backwards over 120 kph... the car only moved 10 meters or so once it hit... My helmet was cracked from hitting the main hoop diagonal. yikes.


Ok, more pictures hopefully to follow this week. Thanks for the ideas!