Nathan, because of the prescidence (spl) this apparently sets as for safety products mandated by our Rule Book.
Although the wording in the rulebook does say "testing" and not "Certified", It appears that at no time was the DJ device "certified" and I fail to see how a product that had FAILED certification should have been acceptable.
I am not debating the point that it may or may not be a good product or whether it is better than nothing, but if it in fact was the only product available for use, I feel the Rules Committee should have followed their own rules and allowed a waiver or variation for the Lakester and Streamliner owners, not looking the other way or in escense putting the laydown racers in a position to need to buy a non certified product to be legal.
Are you telling me that these devices are now legal while other non certified products (such as Aria helmets) are not?
Then why should or did many entrants buy $1,000 buck Hans or Safety Solutions (both now Simpson) if we could have bought a $500 buck non certified brand.
I don't want any new Rule changes, I want you guy's to follow the Rules that are already in place. Bob
p.s. The Rule Book says SFI 38.1 Head and Neck Restraint System