Safety Question

[AutoX Civic]

Do you have to run window nets in TT cars or can you just have arm restraints

[FVee90]

My question to you is what class are you running - if it is part of the Solo classes and you have a roll bar (even with a hard top) you can have arm restraints. If you decide on a road racing class (subject to the GCR) with a full cage - go window net.

[EWaugh]

Correct me if things have changed since the last time I TT'd. You can run a road race class, such as ITA, with a 4-point bar and arm restraints. When the car gets logbooked it'll have Time Trial written on the cover.

[JohnW8]

Correct me if things have changed since the last time I TT'd. You can run a road race class, such as ITA, with a 4-point bar and arm restraints. When the car gets logbooked it'll have Time Trial written on the cover.

If you are running a car of a road race class, such as ITA you would need to meet the ITA requirements. If you are running a SOLO class such as street prepared or Street Modified, you would need at minimum a 4 point bar and arm restraints if you didn't have a window net.

[FVee90]

John is correct GCR based classes must now conform to the GCR in TT. This was discussed by the TTAC after a compliant of SpecMiata class cars showing up a NE hillclimbs with a roll bar - both sides of the issue where brought up and the GCR side won.

[AutoX Civic]

I will most likely run in street modified

[Cholewa]

So the question is, which one is more annoying, arm restraints (which I feel would be totally awkward) or a window net.

If the volvo ever get's finished it's getting a window net.

[AutoX Civic]

Good point

[Welacey]

So the question is, which one is more annoying, arm restraints (which I feel would be totally awkward) or a window net.

If the volvo ever get's finished it's getting a window net.

You won't even know the arm restraints are on, except to actually put them on.

[FVee90]

Since in an open wheel you don't have any option the arm restraints do not bother me while driving. Again if you are building a full cage then by all means go with the net - you will have structure to install the net and properly support it. You really don't want a flimsy set-up on a window net while hauling around a track.

[JohnW8]

You won't even know the arm restraints are on, except to actually put them on.

+1. Don't even notice them.

[zukitek]

I didnt like arm restraints at first but once i got used to them and got them adjusted to not get hung on the ebrake handle they were not noticed anymore except for being something else to put on. I choose not to have a net because i dont have a full cage and the car is still a street car. If it was a dedicated track car then a net would be in order.