I appreciate the SVRA stepping up and mandating head and neck restraints,
but I have my doubts as to the money side of the HANS business. One of the
things that has stopped many of us from just running out and buying them is
price, and now with the trend toward mandated usage, the laws of supply and
demand say that with sales increasing other suppliers should get into the
market and prices should come down.
I say that with tongue firmly implanted in cheek, because although there is
some competition with the R3 device and the Hutchens Device, I would have
thought that prices would have come down already. I know product engineers
and designers deserve their rewards, but I can't see why these things should
cost what they do this far into the product cycle. Look at the Hutchens, how
much does carbon fiber and molds cost.
Has anyone approached the suppliers as an organization for group buying
special pricing?
Bob Kramer, Austin Texas
rkramer3@austin.rr.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <dos_gusanos@msn.com>
To: <jwoesvra@aol.com>; "Bill Babcock" <billb@bnj.com>; <billdentin@aol.com>
Cc: "fot" <fot@autox.team.net>; <jensen87@aol.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 12:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] SVRA to require head and neck restraints
>A lot have talked about it, but VARA tried to mandate it and then backed
>off.
> This all happened about the time Dale was killed, if my memory serves
> me................Cheers Henry Morrison
>
> From: JWoesvra@aol.comDate: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:44:48 -0500Subject: Re:
> [Fot]
> SVRA to require head and neck restraintsTo: dos_gusanos@msn.com;
> billb@bnj.com; BillDentin@aol.comCC: fot@autox.team.net; Jensen87@aol.com
>
> You seem like a reasonable guy and I hate personal protection laws as much
> as
> anyone. However, in the racing business the dynamics are somewhat
> different
> than "life on the street".
>
> My question is: what other organizations have backed off on HANS
> enforcement?
> We would perhaps like to discuss the problems they faced and share ideas.
>
> Jack WoehrleSVRA Technical Directorjwoesvra@aol.com803-463-5388FAX
> 803-794-8747701 Center StreetWest Columbia, SC 29169
>
>
> In a message dated 1/15/2009 11:43:49 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> dos_gusanos@msn.com writes:
> Mandatory neck restraints have been tried with other organizations and
> most I
> know of have backed off the policy once they tried to enforce it. Good
> Luck.
>
>
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