Whats up. Hill climb noob
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Whats up. Hill climb noob
sup yall. im from the Misery Bay Region SCCA up in Erie. My friend from pittsburgh sent me this site. we are both looking to get into this but as college students the costs are high for all the safety equipment. I just wanted to make sure i understand all that is requiered to run.
Closed face SA2000 or better helmet
Driving suit, gloves, and shoes
6pt cage, 5pt harness, 2lb fire extinguisher
is there anything else besides that.
also i dont know if yall do events in new york but right over the PA line up here there is a lake called Findley Lake and a ski resort called Peek and Peak. They have a really nice hill that allows you to see almost the entire road from the bottom. there is a steeper side as well but thats closer to houses. Thanks for whatever help yall give...i hope to have my car set up for this by june or july.
Closed face SA2000 or better helmet
Driving suit, gloves, and shoes
6pt cage, 5pt harness, 2lb fire extinguisher
is there anything else besides that.
also i dont know if yall do events in new york but right over the PA line up here there is a lake called Findley Lake and a ski resort called Peek and Peak. They have a really nice hill that allows you to see almost the entire road from the bottom. there is a steeper side as well but thats closer to houses. Thanks for whatever help yall give...i hope to have my car set up for this by june or july.
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95' Nissan 240SX SE
95' Nissan 240SX SE
HI,
Depends also on what class you plan on running in. AutoPower cages are SCCA approved. Watch buying just any cage. Specs on cages and equiptment are in General Comp Rules GCR at http://www.scca.com / roadracing / rules. It can be downloaded for free (if you haven't done that yet).
Depends also on what class you plan on running in. AutoPower cages are SCCA approved. Watch buying just any cage. Specs on cages and equiptment are in General Comp Rules GCR at http://www.scca.com / roadracing / rules. It can be downloaded for free (if you haven't done that yet).
Regards,
Tim Royer
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With all the talk about Autopower lately-
Better cages- Kirk Racing
http://www.kirkracing.com
Just FYI- I have personally seen just as many Autopower cages fail in incidents as I have seen be successful. Granted, some of the failures stemmed from poor installation, and that is critical to ANY cage of course.
Again, these are just my experiences, and I have several friends who have "tested" Kirk cages with good results...
Better cages- Kirk Racing
http://www.kirkracing.com
Just FYI- I have personally seen just as many Autopower cages fail in incidents as I have seen be successful. Granted, some of the failures stemmed from poor installation, and that is critical to ANY cage of course.
Again, these are just my experiences, and I have several friends who have "tested" Kirk cages with good results...
Matthew A. Green --- mattgreen(at)msquaredracing(dot)com
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I didn't realize Steve's was an Autopower. Also, didn't his have a few "additions" done to it?
If it was a stock Autopower, then they are one to the good side...
If it was a stock Autopower, then they are one to the good side...
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HI,
No additions at all, bolted tubes and bolted with plates like mine. Your thinking of Jerry's car, if Jerry had an AutoPower style without those front extensions he may have had his legs crushed instead of walking away. I like the way his reached all the to the strut tower. I believe in BSP that would be illegal that car was ASedan.
No additions at all, bolted tubes and bolted with plates like mine. Your thinking of Jerry's car, if Jerry had an AutoPower style without those front extensions he may have had his legs crushed instead of walking away. I like the way his reached all the to the strut tower. I believe in BSP that would be illegal that car was ASedan.
Regards,
Tim Royer
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Tim is right, at the time when I had my "happenings" my Autopower was as they come. Since then though I have used that as my base and added a ton of bars for roadracing. Then I painted it with kick ass Hammer Finish paint
Also as a side note the Autopower cages are different for the weight of the car they will be used in. A heavy car like a Mustang or Camaro has a real meaty cage with 1 3/4" .120 wall DOM tubing. A lighter car used smaller tubes. At least that was the way it USED to be. Now that SCCA is real serious about cages Autopower might have made changes to make the lighter car cage safer.
Also as a side note the Autopower cages are different for the weight of the car they will be used in. A heavy car like a Mustang or Camaro has a real meaty cage with 1 3/4" .120 wall DOM tubing. A lighter car used smaller tubes. At least that was the way it USED to be. Now that SCCA is real serious about cages Autopower might have made changes to make the lighter car cage safer.
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Hey Tim,
I can't believe that after all this time I didn't know cut off switches aren't required for all classes. Are you sure? Is this a new TT rule? I know they were originally required for all SOLO I. Is this an oversight with TT. They should be there. How many cars have you seen go into the woods and need an emercency worker look for a cut off switch?
Dave Y.
I can't believe that after all this time I didn't know cut off switches aren't required for all classes. Are you sure? Is this a new TT rule? I know they were originally required for all SOLO I. Is this an oversight with TT. They should be there. How many cars have you seen go into the woods and need an emercency worker look for a cut off switch?
Dave Y.