Roll cage padding

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Order66

Original Poster:

6,737 posts

254 months

Tuesday 7th March 2017
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Merlin seem to indicate that this stuff:
https://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/p/roll-cage-pad...

is MSA approved. Anyone confirm I could race with it?

drmotorsport

788 posts

248 months

Tuesday 7th March 2017
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If its for UK based club racing then yes that stuff will do.

Order66

Original Poster:

6,737 posts

254 months

Tuesday 7th March 2017
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drmotorsport said:
If its for UK based club racing then yes that stuff will do.
Smashin, ta

Weslake-Monza

461 posts

188 months

Thursday 9th March 2017
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Except where FIA approved padded is required.

majordad

3,610 posts

202 months

Sunday 12th March 2017
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I'd recommend you get the FIA stuff, it works better and safer.

pikeyboy

2,349 posts

219 months

Monday 13th March 2017
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majordad said:
I'd recommend you get the FIA stuff, it works better and safer.
+1
Anything else is posh pipe insulation

Soul Reaver

499 posts

197 months

Tuesday 28th March 2017
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You would break your arm on the FIA stuff ROFL. Padding it aint...

Drumroll

3,927 posts

125 months

Tuesday 28th March 2017
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Padding it is. The whole idea is that it will cushion your head from hitting the roll cage.

stevieturbo

17,445 posts

252 months

Tuesday 28th March 2017
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Drumroll said:
Padding it is. The whole idea is that it will cushion your head from hitting the roll cage.
And other body parts...legs, elbows etc etc

I'd hope the helmet would largely protect the head, but the foam will add further protection all round

Order66

Original Poster:

6,737 posts

254 months

Tuesday 2nd May 2017
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Just to update this. I bought the padding as above. Terrible terrible stuff. Really, don't. I think pipe lagging would be more effective. Will order and install the FIA stuff and somehow figure out how to make it work on the curved bars.

The duct tape I used to attach it is probably doing most of the work.

CaterBram

132 posts

180 months

Saturday 6th May 2017
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I use the longacre padding

https://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/p/longacre-high...

its probably the best compromise between FIA padding for on track with a helmet, and protection when road driving without a helmet