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Originally posted by Pat_in_L.A.
So didn't you and TK run formula cars? How did you tall guys pass tech inspection when it came time to pass the roll bar clearance requirements?
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How they used to measure clearance was a string from the rear hoop to the front bulkhead.I used to just exhale and try to compress my spine and barely cleared.When I had(one of) my big one(s) in the old turn two at Laguna one result was my helmet being ground down to the foam core..yep fit just right!
In the Jim Russell school Van Diemans I would just pull the seat and put a pad against the tank(pretty sure Tommy had to also)..that worked until I split a seam on the pace lap and had to run the race in a pool of petrol.Molted lke a snake for two weeks after..I'd rather have two root canals than go through that again
