Recommended DE Safety Equipment - Sources

[Mike Andrews]

Larry,

I look forward to your call....

But for the sake of sharing information to all that are listening, in the past ten or so years I've only seen a couple of roll-overs.  And way too many "regular" crashes.  The two roll-overs that I've seen were a Boxster and a 930.  The Boxster held up quite well and the occupant was simply shaken.  The 930 went over the tire wall on the inside of the Laces at the Glen.  The car took a pretty hard hit on the roof as it came down and compressed the roof to the point where the roof contacted the helmets of the occupants of the car.  The “A�? pillar on the passenger side was compromised and the passenger was temporarily confined to the area between the seat and the roof.  So, while the likelihood of a roll-over is much less than a “regular�? crash they do happen and the installation of a roll bar not really a big deal.  Companies like Das Sport make bars that bolt in and out without having to modify (read drill holes) in your car.  I would however like to clarify that in my example of the 930 a roll bar would not have helped the integrity of the “A�? pillar.