Use Arm Restraints

At LOG35, Jim Roberts (winner of 220 of 280 races according to his intro at the Track Day driver's meeting) made a special commentary about the necessity of using arm restraints in both open top cars and cars with removable tops.  To illustrate the point, he mentioned two accidents: 1.  A driver rolled his car, which crushed his arm, and it was later amputated.  2. A driver rolled his car, his arm was forcibly removed, and sadly, he lost too much blood and did not survive.

$30 arm restraints may have prevented both of these issues.

So, do you & your passenger/instructor a favor and buy 2 sets of arm restraints.

They simply attach to your harness system and have a tether that clips to a strap that you wrap around your forearm.   Straps are adjustable, and they allow enough movement to give passing signals if you need to.  I kept the passenger side restraints & the driver's ride side very short; only the driver's left side is long enough to allow a hand signal.

Good advice the crow brand is the best one I found. The problem with them is that if you track your car and run intermdiate or novice they want point by's for passing which is not possible with restraints.

Brian

Absolutely agree. Raced a Formula Mazda for 12 years with SCCA and Formula Car Challenge and they both required arm restraints. And this is a car with cockpit sides compared to our car with no cockpit sides. We are nothing more than a rag doll in a violent crash. Makes me realize how vulnerable we are in these old classic designs.

Points by were not a problem for either side in a formula car but obviously would be a problem in our cars pointing by to the right side.