Prodrift Ireland- 2012 Rules & Regulations

[calicagesracing]

what are ye expectin an army tank to go in ur door this whole cage thing is a complete load of bollox. double door bars sure u dont need them in a rally car that goes thru a wood at 100 mph never mind a drift car that goes around a car park. its all just a money racket . and as for dash dodgers id rather that than a weld in cage that some sledger welded in in his shed . there is a reason why all these companys who make these cages have to pay huge insurances on thier products

Army tank, maybe not but the next time your watching formula d have a look at what the back of an 86 does to matt powers door in the opening credits!!

Closer to home see the japspeed skylines crashing into each other in silverstone

I take your points on fire extinguishers and home brew cages though. A 1kg wouldn't cool my arse after a hot curry

[Robbie Daly Ps13]

Nice one thanks for the reply now if we were only aloud to keep our roof lining i would be delighted getting in to car early in the morning with condensation dripping off the roof is a pain in the ass

Lad you couldn't leave it it in would be a complete fire hazzard and we'v all seen a few fires over the years...!

what are ye expectin an army tank to go in ur door this whole cage thing is a complete load of bollox. double door bars sure u dont need them in a rally car that goes thru a wood at 100 mph never mind a drift car that goes around a car park. its all just a money racket . and as for dash dodgers id rather that than a weld in cage that some sledger welded in in his shed . there is a reason why all these companys who make these cages have to pay huge insurances on thier products.and as for the mike fitz accident if anyone noticed the cage wasnt the problem the seat clearly shifted long before the cage moved. tbh common sense is not cumin into this at all ,all the talk is bout cages what about fire and all is specified is a 1l handheld fire extinguisher or whatever which tbh wouldn put out a cigarette if they are so concerned about safety they should be making plumbed in extinguishers mandatory as would prob be a better safety initiative than all this bullshit on cages either that or run fia rules which is expensive but would eliminate any indiscretions on rules
jus my 2 cents

SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU CLOWN...! The reason Mike Fitz's floor came in on him because the death dodger as so far back...! If the cages was a proper weld in the cage would have been far more forward and protected him...!

Iv never seen such a pack of crying fuckers in all my life...! The rules are the rules lads and in any motorsport the 1st priorty is to protect the driver...! Why wait around till someone gets seriously injured or dies and the decide to chage the rules...! At the end of the day there looking out for you the driver...!

You don't have to do prodrift and if you don't like the rules then don't do it...! Even doh there a bit late good job on prodrifts behalf for steeping up the game...! Heres to a great seasons drifting now shut up and get on with it...!

[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