Tuesday Tech Question

Question:

I heard that I would be required to have 6-point seat belts in my Top Sportsman car this year?

Seat Belt Stan

Answer:

Seat Belt Stan,

That is not correct.  A quick-release, 3-inch minimum width restraint system, with a 2-inch crotch strap, meeting SFI Spec 16.1 or 2-inch-minimum-width driver restraint system, with 2-inch crotch strap meeting SFI Spec 16.5 is mandatory in all cars in competition required by the rules to have a roll bar or roll cage.  As of 1/1/2014 a six-point driver restraint system is required in Pro Mod and a number of faster Competition Eliminator classes (check the 2014 NHRA Rulebook for a listing of those classes).  As usual, restraint system must be updated at two-year intervals from date of manufacture.

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