Miata Mailing List: October 1995, Message #276
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   From: dquara@encore.com (Doug Quara)
Subject: Re: thanks
   Date: Mon, 9 Oct 1995 10:22:49 -0400

trimbled.nsiad@gao.gov, On Oct 5,  4:59pm, writes:
> Subject: thanks
> 
>      
>      Regarding the 
>      roll bars, what the heck are "style bars".  (The phrase reminds me of 
>      stuff we used to do to our Stingray bikes as kids.)  Is a style bar 
>      useful in a crash?  Will driving schools let you in with a style bar 
>      versus a full blown roll bar?  Some responses suggested that a roll 
>      bar is really unecessary - why is that?  (Of course, I would never 
>      roll my car but cars do roll after being hit by other cars...)
>      

A style bar is a name to a roll bar-like device that bypasses the
legal implications of calling it a "roll bar".  It looks like a roll
bar, but doesn't provide the rollover protection.  Typically, style
bars are not triangulated, that is, don't have longitudinal
sections to form a triangle or rectangle.

Some schools allow them, some don't.

A roll bar is unnecessary if you don't roll your car.  :-)  But,
you do anything high-speed at your own risk.  Remember that going
out even alone in a solo trial is a risk.  You don't need another
car to get you over.  Going off the track into dirt is enough to
send a car over, if the dirt catches the car just right.  Use discretion
when enrolling in a high-speed event.

Keep it shiny side up.

Mine
Is
At
The
Apex,

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