I agree Wes. Dick J......I had the "D Rings" sewn on the arms (cuffs) of my
suit when it was made. The other end hooks together with all the other
stuff on your seat belt. Jerry
----- Original Message -----
From: "W S Potter" <wester6935@attbi.com>
To: "JERRY FOSTER" <fosterap@flash.net>; "LSR Group"
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: Arm Restraints
> 23" is MUCH too long. Think of what would happen if you were unconscious
> and your arms were relaxed. Where would your hands be? Where are the
> restraints to be fastened? Lower that wheel down! Keep the restraint
> connections either on your gloves or attached to loops sewn into the cuffs
> of your driving suit. No matter what happens you want your hands well
> inside the cage.
>
> Wes
>
>
> on 3/22/02 5:45 AM, JERRY FOSTER at fosterap@flash.net wrote:
>
> > I just noticed that sitting in my (under construction) roadster, the arm
> > restraints will have to be approx 24" long, if I place one hand at the
12:00
> > position on the wheel. It is a simple matter to lower the steering
wheel,
> > which I plan to do, but does anybody have any thoughts on arm
restraints? I
> > would still have a heck of a time getting my arms out of the cage, but
24"
> > seems much too long to me. Jerry in Dallas
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