"BKRM3" (BKRM3)
03/15/2014 at 11:55 • Filed to: Track day bro, BMW, M3, Harnesses, Because race car
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"BKRM3" (BKRM3)
03/15/2014 at 11:55 • Filed to: Track day bro, BMW, M3, Harnesses, Because race car | 1
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Got some Schroth Quick Fit Pro 4-point harnesses installed yesterday when my car was in for an oil change and brake fluid flush. Also got some new tow straps from Turner (which I hope I never have occasion to use). Couldn't resist putting everything in. New car parts > Christmas. And now I'll be unclipping the harnesses without delay. They're way too obnoxious to use on the street.
Sorry for the iPotato pics.
48 Spoons
> BKRM3
03/15/2014 at 12:02 |
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Those are okay mounted like that for something like autocross or rally cross, but could kill you if you go to a track and flip. Would need a harness bar to use safely at any event where there is even the slimmest chance of rolling.
That said, for things like auto-x they can be really helpful as they stop you from sliding around in your seat.
Brian Silvestro
> BKRM3
03/15/2014 at 12:03 |
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Track day, bro. Yo track day, bro. You coming to the track day, bro? Let's go to the track day, bro. Five sets of tires, bro. Yokohama, bro. No, no Super Toyo. No no, Hoosiers. Hoosiers. Got some Hoosiers for the track day, bro. You coming, bro? CONES! Gonna tear it up. Left braking, bro. Bro, let's...let's kiss.
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BKRM3
> 48 Spoons
03/15/2014 at 12:18 |
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And the extra weight of a motorcycle helmet could cause your neck to break under the exact right circumstances where it otherwise wouldn't if you weren't wearing one, yet in the vast majority of situations wearing a helmet is helpful. Same thing here. This 4 point (new, tested with ASM and specifically designed for this car) with a HANS is safer than the oem 3 point belt in ALMOST every situation. Not to mention that I'll be able to drive better when I'm not bracing myself with the wheel and center console. I understand the risk and will take my chances. This is for HPDE use, not a race.
Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
> BKRM3
03/15/2014 at 12:57 |
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BKRM3 used "All Up In Yo Grill" defense. It was mildly effective.
Dusty Ventures
> BKRM3
03/15/2014 at 13:56 |
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Those belts concern me a bit. Can you show me where they're anchored in the rear?
bl000rp
> Brian Silvestro
03/15/2014 at 14:32 |
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RCR FTW
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Brian Silvestro
> bl000rp
03/15/2014 at 14:34 |
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YOU DRIVE A MIATA BECAUSE YOU WANT THE BEST AND YOU DESERVE THE BEST. ONLY THE BEST WILL DO. YOU ROOT FOR THE YANKEES, YOU LOVE THE BOYS. #1. YOU GET SAM ADAMS. THATS THE BEST BEER. YOU PUT ON DARKSIDE AT EVERY PARTY. WHO'S GONNA COMPLAIN ABOUT FLOYD
YOU MAKE POSTS COMMEMORATING FIREMEN, I MEAN WHO'D DARE DOWN VOTE THAT? BABY PHOTOS! BABY PHOTOS! LOTS OF BABY PHOTOS! MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE VICTIMS OF RRHRGRGHRGHRHGRHRGHRGRRGHGHRHGGHGHGH! THE BEST!
Because-Racecar
> BKRM3
03/15/2014 at 14:34 |
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Wait a minute... those two top straps... downward angle... aren't those specifically NOT supposed to be routed like that, because your spine and shoulders will be crushed in most collisions??
Not trying to throw crap your way; the car is beautiful otherwise.
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bl000rp
> Brian Silvestro
03/15/2014 at 15:19 |
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MY HART GOES OUT
N/A POWAAAHH
> BKRM3
03/15/2014 at 18:24 |
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Where are those belts mounted? looks unsafe. get a harness bar?
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BKRM3
> N/A POWAAAHH
03/15/2014 at 18:50 |
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They tie into the rear seatbelt outboard anchor and rear seatbelt buckle. That allows them to have a very slight downward angle and to utilize all of the oem seatbelt system pretensioners. Google the Schroth quick fit pro. It's not at all like the picture you posted but the picture I used definitely doesn't make that easy to see.
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BKRM3
> Dusty Ventures
03/15/2014 at 18:53 |
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Sure, unless it gets kinja'd
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BKRM3
> Because-Racecar
03/15/2014 at 18:57 |
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Thanks! See my reply to Dusty with the picture. They don't go down behind the seat at all, they go to the back. Schroth tends to be on top of that when they design model-specific quick fits =)
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BKRM3
> N/A POWAAAHH
03/15/2014 at 18:58 |
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Update: see my reply to dusty with the pic. Everyone asked the same thing lol. Opponauts are sharp!
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Dusty Ventures
> BKRM3
03/15/2014 at 19:48 |
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Ok, I'm not keen on how close together the headrest posts make the belts behind your neck/shoulders but they should be good for autocross-type fun. I wouldn't use them on the road. Track day would be borderline to me. But then I'm regularly in a world where SFI 5 and 6-point belts must be adjusted and secured in very specific ways at very specific angles, so I'm stickler-ish.