EVO Rolls at Willow Springs
Originally Posted by smokedmustang
It looks like the front left broke, and caused the car to flip!! That is my bet.
Anyway without further information it's all speculation.
I hope the driver (and any passenger(s)) is okay...
From the thread at SoCalEvo:
"A grey EVO did have a nasty roll this past weekend. Don't know the details except that she lost control coming out of turn 1. Senshi said she was right behind him. She reportedly broke a few bones, but otherwise looked ok. She had a harness and a harness bar, but no cage."
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The word we are getting at www.socalevo.net is that her injuries are serious, and she will be months in recovery. I wish the driver a complete and speedy recovery.
Originally Posted by gsujeff55
ouch..... i got respec for a chik that can do that to an evo.. thats pretty hardcore...
My best wishes to the driver.
Last edited by vtluu; Sep 13, 2006 at 10:45 PM.
Quote: "She had a harness and a harness bar, but no cage."
The supposedly safer harness may have exacerbated her injuries. Harnesses that have straps going over both shoulders will hold you tight in the seat for track days, which is great for most situations. In a rollover without a rollcage, however, being held upright by the harness makes your head the pivot point once the roof collapses. With regular three point seat belts your torso can at least pivot sideways so the car isn't weighted on your head when it's inverted.
I asked on the Schroth website about running a harness in a car without a rollcage. They never answered.
It's a trade-off, I guess, and I'm a hypocrite because I run Schroth harnesses and my car doesn't have a rollcage. My ability to control the car is greatly increased by the way the harness holds me in the seat. Before every track session I promise myself I'm not going to roll the car, then at the end of the session I'm thankful I was able to keep that promise.
I looked into installing a roll cage but found it to be too expensive and impractical for my car which is also my daily driver.
Perhaps I'm just kidding myself and postponing the inevitable disaster. Every car driven hard at a track should have a rollcage, I suppose.
The supposedly safer harness may have exacerbated her injuries. Harnesses that have straps going over both shoulders will hold you tight in the seat for track days, which is great for most situations. In a rollover without a rollcage, however, being held upright by the harness makes your head the pivot point once the roof collapses. With regular three point seat belts your torso can at least pivot sideways so the car isn't weighted on your head when it's inverted.
I asked on the Schroth website about running a harness in a car without a rollcage. They never answered.
It's a trade-off, I guess, and I'm a hypocrite because I run Schroth harnesses and my car doesn't have a rollcage. My ability to control the car is greatly increased by the way the harness holds me in the seat. Before every track session I promise myself I'm not going to roll the car, then at the end of the session I'm thankful I was able to keep that promise.
I looked into installing a roll cage but found it to be too expensive and impractical for my car which is also my daily driver.
Perhaps I'm just kidding myself and postponing the inevitable disaster. Every car driven hard at a track should have a rollcage, I suppose.
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A bolt-in rollbar is a pretty good compromise, IMO. Installs in a few hours. It does however effectively make your Evo into a two-seater.
Over the past year I've spent more on safety than on any other upgrades: full custom cage, window net, race seats, harnesses, HANS device (and new helmet), suit/gloves/shoes, master switch, fire system. The peace of mind and confidence it gives me is worth every penny.
Over the past year I've spent more on safety than on any other upgrades: full custom cage, window net, race seats, harnesses, HANS device (and new helmet), suit/gloves/shoes, master switch, fire system. The peace of mind and confidence it gives me is worth every penny.