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Eddy goes on a diet (few updates)
rex:
Hi there!
You have a great, great looking car. Your car is very close to what I want my car to be. There are a lot of great mods but, for me, the seats, seat belts and roll cage are truly awesome!
Since I am looking for a similar setup (not as radical), I have some questions, and I would really appreciate it if you have the time to answer them:
1. I see that you do not have a complete rollcage (you only have one in the back). Is this approved by FIA (is VWRacing a competition aproved by FIA?).
2. Is your car road legal?
3. My teacher (pilot) from a Rally Academy I attended some time ago told me that roll cages are illegal in France and Italy (for example) for road use. He told me that the fines are really big and it can even cost you the car. Do you know anything about this?
4. Could you please tell my what is the weight distribution in your car (if this is not a secret).
Have a great day and keep up the good you, you are an inspiration to me (I would say "to us all" but I can't speak on everybody's behalf).
Cheers!
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: rex on January 31, 2011, 05:00:06 pm ---
3. My teacher (pilot) from a Rally Academy I attended some time ago told me that roll cages are illegal in France and Italy (for example) for road use. He told me that the fines are really big and it can even cost you the car. Do you know anything about this?
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....Aha! That explains why those cars with roll cages I drove back with from Nurburgring were all going like a bat out of hell through France!
Most folks I know don't like to drive a roll-caged car on the road without a helmet because banging your brains on a cage ain't nice. Trouble is that if you wear a helmet in an enclosed car on the road everyone thinks you're a dick and the Police might think you're road racing: "Who do you think you are then, sonny... Michael Schumacher Sunglasses Ron? [snigger snigger]"
rex:
Yes you are correct . Helmet is mandatory for cars with roll cages for the reason you said :happy2:. BUT, for NeilM, since he only has a roll cage in the back it is not mandatory. I would not like to wear a helmet every time and that is why I consider having one only in the back.
RedRobin:
^^^^
Ah, you mean a half-cage (in the back). I hadn't realised Neil's was a half-cage - I better check his earlier pics.
I seriously looked into a roll-cage for mine. I wanted it ideally to be removable. But even a half-cage would seriously hack into a road car's interior trim and take serious time and effort to take in and out. I was advised that unless racing, for trackday events the Mk5 Golf's structural strength was such that a half-cage would be fine in most, not all, cases.
rex:
Yup, I agree. The first time I went to Nurburgring some of my friends rented a GTI from "Rent a race car". This GTI also had half cage and the interior trim was not so badly affected. When I go next to Nurburgring (may 2011) I will ask Teo (the owner) for instructions. I am only concerned about the French or Italians taking my car because of the roll cage :D.
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