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Re: Poll Do you use a SA or M rated helmet?

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Originally Posted by Bob Bender (Post 313977)

I sure race a lot of them here in D-1.

Over and beyond the fact that your state is the home of my favorite NFL football team "The Baltimore Ravens", I'd like to race out there myself someday. If you fast class stockers race in 9's, then there's hope that my car might see a 14sec et slip (don't tell that to Ed, as if I could get that kind of et from my car, then I'd be closer to a good heads up run with his Gremlin??? It sure doesn't happen here in 1300ft Phoenix, Az., but that's ok, I'll take what I can get.....

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Originally Posted by GarysZ24 (Post 313980)

Gary its a lot of fun racing against 9 sec stockers with a fwd car.

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Originally Posted by Dennis P Chapman (Post 313981)

Gary its a lot of fun racing against 9 sec stockers with a fwd car.

Oh yeah!!!!! Jim

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Re: Poll Do you use a SA or M rated helmet?

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Originally Posted by GarysZ24 (Post 313961)

I didn't say anything about a hat (especially one like that), but I'll consider the source of your comment. You know Ed, I think you need a vacation from New Jersey, I think being that close to Snookie has warped your mind...or maybe it's that blowhard governor of yours who's good at tough talking, but given the state of your states economy, his actions have shown me "Jack Squat"....I guess you two are meant to be neighbors. Oh, and as for my (as you called it) "rocket car" (I never said that, but given your also being a neighbor to that other blowhard Rush), I'll have you know that I won my first race of the year (even though it was an import theme'd race), the bracket final was an ALL-AMERICAN shootout between my Chevy, and a Dodge Neon SRT!

I wasn't going to talk about it here, but since you had to go there, now I can ask you...what's your Gremlin done lately? I don't talk crap about your car like you seem to love doing to mine (I actually like seeing something else against the norm out there), but you keep hurling insults at mine and just know this....what you sew, so shall you reap!!!

Gary,you silly little boy.I don't mhave to come on here and constantly babble about my car
like some people we know.And by the way the car isn't mine anymore.The new owner will show you what it's got.
How can you not make fun of an 80s tin can?
And our governor is doing OK,in spiteof the opposition from your socialist democrat friends who keep trying to throw road blocks in the path to fiscal responsibility.
Good bye Gary and good luck babbling on.
And that hat would be fitting for your slow crawl down your lane,but keep an eye in your rearview.

Re: Poll Do you use a SA or M rated helmet?

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Originally Posted by GarysZ24 (Post 313146)

If I had an 11 sec. or quicker car, then I may see the need for a full face helmet. However since my car runs 15's, I don't so I'll continue using my M rated open face helmet.

I'm gritting my teeth as I type because this has turned political and I don't want to agree with a socialist...LOL..but strictly helmet talk, I agree with Gary. Not that he's right or wrong, I just agree a 15 sec car doesn't need a full sa helmet.

As far as faster cars goes, your going to be stuffing the backend of a slow car in, so wouldn't a higher priority be seatbacks that won't break and fuel cells that won't explode when stuffed up to the rear window? To me, if safety (with regards to the speed differential) is the focus, then protecting rearends of slow cars should be priority as opposed to the difference in open/closed faced helmets.

The other argument is a 15 sec car stuffing into a wall on it's own. Yes in some instances a fullface might help, but not all. A fullface won't protect your windpipe from being crushed by a steering wheel any more than an open face will.
What is the official "crush speed"? And what type of car? If a car will only be going max 80-90mph, is it ok if it's a 65 wagon with lots of crush space but not ok if it's a fwd tin can with no crush space? How about a car with a large interior as opposed to a tight interior?

Somebody came up with a rule that says "up to xx speed or xx ET you must have this" I'll go by that. The option is always there to step up if I want, but that is the minimum.

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Now, as far as politics goes....hehehe

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For the record I think the a newer compact would be safer than a old station wagon in crash..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_ptUrQOMPs

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Originally Posted by Phillip marvetz (Post 314139)

For the record I think the a newer compact would be safer than a old station wagon in crash..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_ptUrQOMPs

"WOW" should I park my old fat girl and get a new one?????

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Originally Posted by Bob Bender (Post 314169)

"WOW" should I park my old fat girl and get a new one?????

WWTBD-What would the broom do?

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Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez (Post 314173)

WWTBD-What would the broom do?

Fly faster...........lmao