Choosing and Using Fire Systems

Now that we have a little time before the rules require NASA racers nationwide to install a fire system in their cars, it seemed...

Installing Roll Cage Padding

In the NASA Club Codes and Regulations, specifically section 15.6.4, it states that “All roll cage surfaces that may come in contact with the...

Installing Seat Harnesses in a Spec Miata

Talk about taking responsibility for your own safety. When you convert a production car for racing, you remove a restraint system that has been...

Smart and Safe HPDE Seatbelt Options

For you folks who enjoy NASA HPDE events, you may have found yourself deep in a corner, flying through the apex and feeling the...

The Importance of a Good Racing Fire System

As he rounded the last complex of corners that lead onto the front straightaway, a fire ignited under the hood of his Spec Miata....

FIA Racing Seat Roundup

The NASA Club Codes and Regulations require the use of a racing seat in racecars. It’s also a good idea to have one in...

Maintaining Fire Systems For Proper Operation

A lot of car-fire videos have been racing across the internet lately. In the case of a drift car at HyperFest and a Toyota...

Head and Neck Restraints: Similarities and Differences

These days every major sanctioning body mandates the use of a head and neck restraint (HNR) to protect drivers from injuries to the head...

Construction Zone – Installing Custom Roll Cage and an Aluminum Containment Seat in a...

With just more than three weeks to go till the first points race of the season, I dropped off the donor car at Blackbird...

Meru Head and Neck Restraints and SFI 38.1 Certification

Speed News ran a Race Gear story in May on a new head and neck restraint from Meru Safety. According to Meru and the...

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