Racer Suspension

[Tom keedle]

Originally Posted by Evan Smith

Sounds like a lot of speculation and that leads to misinformation.

Sammy, stock belts may be strong, but they are not designed for a high-speed crash. The race belts we wear are designed to stretch so as to absorb energy and not cause us internal injury. I doubt factory belts would do this in a crash that is beyond highway speeds.

so why bother to tighten them if they're going to 'stretch' anyway?