Thread: Cage or no cage ...

i personally do not see the track enough right now to want to put one it although my car requires it.

Hell even if i only get one pass at the track i still have fun doing it.

The track i usually go to is pretty leinient and will usually give you a break.

Last time out my very first pass i went 11.40@129mph, the guy warned me to keep it above 11.5 next time i was out. The next two passes with the crappy slicks i kept blowing the launch and just spinning rediculously all the way until mid 3rd and ran 11.51 and 11.53@128mph, then next pass i went 11.47@132mph he then gave me another warning and said last chance. Well it was already at the end of the night so i let the car cool a bit went back out and pulled the 11.1@132mph And as soon as i got up the the booth the track official came out and gave me the same speech as 3 months prior saying i need a cage, 5 point harness, scatter shield and blah blah.

I just dont see the point, my car i built to be a streetable daily driver car and which it is. It spends most of the time running to work and around town, and abused daily i dont see the hastle or can justify spending the money on the cage right now.

Now what i really wonder is how they are gonna react when i pull off a low low 10 second pass at 140+ next time out, hahaha 135+mph and you also need an NHRA license as well as more safety crap. Hell if i can get an absolute perfect run i could possibly hit a 9. That would be insane.

Now i could see if i did competition and lived near the track to where i was there every other weekend but thats not the case. i have to travel 3+ hours to the nearest track.

If the track is NHRA sanctioned/owned, they will hammer you. And if you repeatedly do not do what they ask they will ban you from said track.

Its a safety thing, for you and the other person you are racing. They dont do put these regulations for fun just to make your life misearble.

Oh and if you dont think a scattershield is useful, check this out:

contact me if you have an sr20 fwd scattershield made cuz i will gladly buy one. Oh trust me i have seen flywheels blow off before.

Although never on a nissan, haha. That is a honda motor in your pic btw too, haha

Last major one i saw was a dsm but go figure.

Hit me up Mazworx. Thats something id be interested in as i dont want to make it myself.

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Interested in a scatter shield as well.

I'm willing to put the cage in mine, as I do go to the track as often as possible, so I'll abide by their rules. My biggest issue is that my car is only fast because it is light, so if I add the weight of a cage it may not be fast enough to require one anymore lol.

A basic 6point roll bar that will pass inspection is only about 80lbs in mild steel .120 tubing.

Thats to much for ashton he would have to hack his roof off to make up the difference

hahaha, nah my upcoming carbon fiber hood, oddesy battery, removal of door panels, speakers, factory seat belts. removal of passenger seat and driver seat replaced with lightweight nrg seat and 5 point. That will be about 95 lbs all on its own, haha

interested in a scater shield

I will be running the full cage,s shield & Oil pan cover on my setup.