Its true I am very jealous, I'm a lot older these days & never having been a big budget racer(although I feel sure I spent more money than I should have), I still enjoy this great sport of Off Road Racing & using this forum allows me to put ideas  & points  across that cross my mind from time to time  and it is interesting to see  the replies and other ideas put forward. The ideas are sometimes just ideas ,I wouldn't get to excited about to many of them.

State & Club racing  is as cuthroat  as it has always been, But we are always after new competitors to join up  & become part of our  fun, any of the Clubs in Australia would welcome anybody who wants to come & play with them.

Thanks for your ideas on the subjects,

 i think that the concerned racer has simple miss the piont , which is that our rules have not changed for a long time  and when the best shock was a o.m.e but the technoligy has push the cost of building a new buggy up. so now it would be a good time to even up the playing field and to keep as many buggies racing not only at club or state  but at national as well ,its not envy its just my opinion

                                     fatman.

 at laest have the heart to put your name with your opinion concerned     

I think we also should be looking at the safety of the sport as well, i.e Should be wearing FIA approved race suits not overalls and Nomex lined Helmets, not those stupid dirt bike helmets. I think CAMS should look at the rules and do some thing about it not very professional.

Why don't you identify your self. Now let me explain myself, I've crewed for a few sprintcar teams over the years and seen some BIG wrecks. I've also seen a driver trapped in he's sprint car whilst it was engulfed in flames. At the time he was only wearing a two layer nomex suit and a helmet without nomex lining. He got burn't bad. I'm not picking on any body here, It's just that i don't want to see any body get seriously hurt i think that would hurt the sport. Yes there is cheap nomex lined helmets out there and yes there is cheap nomex race suits out there. May be now you can understand where i'm coming from.

Cheers for now 

obr184

 im not shore if the hans device is the right way to go with head restraint, i did a little research on other types from what i can gather the hans collar is a hard carbon piece and you mite have prolems with it rubbing at the base of the neck also the collar is only held in by belts that go over your shoulder so you mite have to get belts with a sternum latch ,i also looked at a restraint that simpson make that you ware like a haness so if you move in relation to the belts it stops your head from moving in relation to your body . now the two ifs hear are that cams have not aproved it ( maybe by now they have) and im no expert on the matter .    

Can you guys at OBR tell me where I can buy a fire extinguisher spray system for my buggy?

Rgds

Brad

obr

  the way i think it is that at a fia event the hans device is only approved, but a all other events you can use other devices with the simpson harness the pegs that go into the helmet have to be fitted by you there new helmets have the holes already drilled ,so you have to drill you old helmet witch im told is ok if its snell approved . maybe you should speak to someone at cams or your scrutineer.