Interpretation of Rule B3.4.5 "bent tube"

[RobbyObby]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Jakob:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by jemartin144:
Im especially thinking of the harness' shoulder mounting bar. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Guess what "b" is! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

If it is indeed for the shoulder harness bar, make sure you read that section thoroughly, B5.4 IIRC. We were thinking of doing this last year but the Rules Committee were pretty stringent on how to properly brace it, and the gains weren't worth the effort. Just make sure you do your homework.

[Drew Price]

This is how I did the shoulder harness bar for our '08 car to take the bending out:

[RobbyObby]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Drew Price:
This is how I did the shoulder harness bar for our '08 car to take the bending out:







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That's the shortest bloody car I've ever seen! Good Lord! Were all your drivers 5'2"? And what was the final weight distribution that year?
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[Drew Price]

I believe it was 47/53, 60" wheelbase. Our tallest driver was 6'2" or 6'3", the seating position was pretty upright. That was our first car, it had lots of things that were a little challenged, but we didn't break anything!

[jemartin144]

Being a frame designer, I love looking at old frames and playing the "what on this frame isnt legal anymore" game. That list seems to keep growing every year.

[Drew Price]

Yup. That frame would have had some issues even the year after we built it.