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12-08-2006, 04:15 AM
I also use my 04 996 as a daily driver and I went with the harness bar with seat back braces for DE. Like many said, it's personal preference. But, we're in the process of putting a cage in the car for club racing, so I'll let you know in about a month how that works out on the street (I'm guessing it's going to be a necessary evil that'll help fill up my fun bucket more on the weekends, but with downsides the rest of the time).
Once you've gone through the trouble of putting a cage in the car, you might as well put a net in it. A woman actually did bump her head off the wall coming out of the boot at the Glen this year.
Everybody's right, though. There's really no such thing as "too safe". Another thing to consider....You can buy race legal bolt-in cages that don't destroy your interior. So, it's not like you have to live with the cage forever once you take the dive.
But, after going through all this it occurred to me, and it's probably none of my business, but...putting a young novice into a 993+ version Porsche isn't doing him/her any favors. I'm a firm believer in learning to drive without the horsepower crutch first...older normally aspirated 944's are relatively cheap and reliable, handle decent, but teach real driving talent because you don't have the far right pedal to bail you out of your mistakes. The cage, seat, etc route is going to send your budget over $5K, and for a couple more, you can have a whole "teacher" car.
Just what you needed, right? More options. Ugh.
Joe
Once you've gone through the trouble of putting a cage in the car, you might as well put a net in it. A woman actually did bump her head off the wall coming out of the boot at the Glen this year.
Everybody's right, though. There's really no such thing as "too safe". Another thing to consider....You can buy race legal bolt-in cages that don't destroy your interior. So, it's not like you have to live with the cage forever once you take the dive.
But, after going through all this it occurred to me, and it's probably none of my business, but...putting a young novice into a 993+ version Porsche isn't doing him/her any favors. I'm a firm believer in learning to drive without the horsepower crutch first...older normally aspirated 944's are relatively cheap and reliable, handle decent, but teach real driving talent because you don't have the far right pedal to bail you out of your mistakes. The cage, seat, etc route is going to send your budget over $5K, and for a couple more, you can have a whole "teacher" car.
Just what you needed, right? More options. Ugh.
Joe