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Old 21 Feb 2005, 08:47 (Ref:1231214)   #1
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All V8 Supercar Championship Drivers to wear HANS Device

All V8 Supercar Championship Drivers to wear HANS Device

Every driver in the V8 Supercar Championship Series and Development Series will be required to wear Head and Neck Safety (HANS) devices in 2005, bringing the sport into line with Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) regulations.

This follows the introduction last year of the compulsory wearing of FIA approved fire proof undergarments and race suits to ensure drivers and teams observe the highest of safety precautions.

The HANS device secures the head and neck of drivers in the event of a crash, further preventing the risk of severe injury as the result of an accident. The compulsory introduction of the HANS device, worn by many drivers last year, has been welcomed by teams.

It is one of several rule changes in the 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series.
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Old 21 Feb 2005, 10:34 (Ref:1231301)   #2
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The Holden drivers were already doing this - not sure about Ford drivers.
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Old 21 Feb 2005, 21:13 (Ref:1231805)   #3
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those fia suits must be bloody hot, why dont the wrc guys have to wear them?
their cars catch fire a lot more often that the v8's do.
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Old 22 Feb 2005, 06:53 (Ref:1232054)   #4
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My thoughts exactly AJ, you often see WRC drivers in stage with sleeves rolled up, and they usually just have t shirts under their overalls. Surely there is more risk of injury when you crash kilometres from any help.
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Old 22 Feb 2005, 08:15 (Ref:1232098)   #5
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I've seen over 60 degrees celcius wearing a race suit - in an open wheeler!!!!
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Old 22 Feb 2005, 10:58 (Ref:1232217)   #6
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all drivers should wear the ice shirt worn by cam mcconvile.
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Old 22 Feb 2005, 11:30 (Ref:1232255)   #7
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Will TEGA be mandating a control HANS device or will it be free to any type of head and neck device? Will team be heading to the wind tunnel to test for HANS devicve aerodynamic efficiency? Getting out the bathroom scales to test for potential weigfht advanatge especially if some parts of the device can be replaced with titanium or carbon fibre substitutes? Will Glenn Seton and Jim Richards band together against it insisting open face helmets still have an important place in racing?
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The HANS device will still perform properly with an open face helmet wont it?
Also, aren't they nearly entirely carbon fibre?
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