Prodrift Ireland- 2012 Rules & Regulations

[JStone]

is x needed at doors? is the 1 bar not allowed this year?

no you'll need two bars!

My cage looks like this, Same as the image on the prodrift regs:






It's OMP through dash

Do I have to add another door bar???

yep

Id have to agree with that Daly chap here, safety is PD's number one issue here, be it that they actually give a shit or maybe its for insurance purposes but they have set the rules, now lets adhere to them. Is a persons life not worth an extra few pound?

Anyway, quick question. I plan on doing dual horizontal bars with 3 brace bars between, nascar style i think. How high does the top bar need to be to suit regs? Cheers

as high as possible but no higher than half the total hight of the door opening

Just wondering John. If a 1 layer fireproof suit is all thats required, and a fireproof vest. Then would a 3 layer suit be ok just on its own? Surely offers more overall protection? Not a big deal I know..

as long as you dont wear any man made fibres under it you should be ok, id still recommend wearing the vest if at all possible

jaaaaaysus who pissed in bob's tea!? the way sum lads are goin on bout safety they must walk around the place in bubble wrap everyday and wear fire proof gear and helmet driving there daily cars to work u could be in a 100mph (2 cars going 50mph head on) collision brining ur granny to mass but u dont put a cage and harness in ur daily car but all jokes aside all this 'what if' is a load of shit, practice days are still drifting and just as dangerous and theres no need for fire proof anything or a cage, why do lads get on there high horse bout safety just because its 'prodrift'??? id consider a practice day at mondello alot more dangerous then prodrift at a small track like ennis! if the safety preachers are so concerned maybe they should start wearing all the fire proof gear at practice days and not just prodrift, or else come off there high horses, at the end of the day drifting is suppose to be fun and im jus here to party in git's pants!

two cars in a head on at 50mph is not the same as a 100mph crash

Not necessarily!

In Mondello you have gravel-traps, run-offs etc. In competition you have barriers and walls! Speed down the main straight and extra cars on track is the only added danger, but you can back off and give space to avoid incidents! In competition you HAVE to trust the driver infront and enter the first corner as fast as they do and as close to they're door as you can get! If either driver messes up you can end up putting your car straight into the leading cars seat, which is why the door bar rule has changed to 2 bars for example!

exactly jay,

also open faced helmet is ok if worn with a fire proof balaclava.