Prodrift Ireland- 2012 Rules & Regulations

[ste]

Daaannnngggg bobby no balls be gettin all angry up in here!!!!

But I agree with ya safety is number 1

[juice]

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???

[Chuck_g]

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

[tweek]

@robbie daly by the time the roof lining caught fire you would be fairly crispy I think the implementation of having to have a fuse no more than a foot on the positive feed from a relocated battery would be more important.....back to the cages
http://www.driftireland.com/forum/sh...bent+around+it
One of two things happened the cage saved him a bit or it wasnt bolted to the floor properly and pulled the nuts through

[jamie180sx]

the cage in my one 180sx is a dash dogger,i have added extra bars to mine by putting in door bars and welding a bar to where it goes around the dash back to the door bar, which joins back to the A bar and extra bars to support it,and i added plates to the floor top and bottom with big bolts ect,and properly fastened...i do believe this cage is very strong and will take a bang as good as most cages as its well made and extra bracing supports everywhere it might give....but will change the dashdogger as its a pain to get in and out off,,well thats my excuse
But im happy to see that PD are allowing Bolt in cages which means i can modify my own which will not be as exspensive as purchasing a full weld in cage,so atleast they met us half way on the situation,and not put us to huge exspensive,,,

on the whole Weld in Vs Bolt in cage arguement,,i do agree that the ultimate job is to purchase a full weld in cage properly designed with out question,but in saying that there is some very well made bolt in cages available,,,i do think that plumbed in fire extinguishers is something that should be in the rules at this stage as imo is one of the most important things that is overlooked even more so over the cages,

the rules have been set by pd and at this stage and are final,they have met us in some way with the cages so tis time to get to work,,we were exspecting alot worse a few months back,as for the open face helmot that rule as been in with years but maybe not been enforced as strictly as some have gotton away with it,,,maybe it you wear a fia approved ballyclava job it might be ok,ask graham as he is a sound guy and very approchable with regards to all this,

so no point in giving out bout it and time to get to it,,we complained long enough for rules and now we have them so lets get busy

[B&G Extreme Drifting]

An open helmet is a joke may as well wear no helmet whoever came up with it didn't have a brain, yea better visibility but if there was a 100mph impact there be a serious messed up face to go with it. BAN THEM fire proof mask won't do jack shit either

[B.Egan]

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..

[Driftfest]

An open helmet is a joke may as well wear no helmet whoever came up with it didn't have a brain, yea better visibility but if there was a 100mph impact there be a serious messed up face to go with it. BAN THEM fire proof mask won't do jack shit either

Ive been rallying for years and always wore a peltor open face ,found them more comfortable and never had a problem at scrutiny do you know I think this helmet thing is down to image,R