# Do you use a HNR?
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-use-a-hnr/62033
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [January 28, 2009, 7:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-use-a-hnr/62033 "2009-01-28T07:33:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
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### Author:  [@OriginalSterm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OriginalSterm)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2009, 7:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-use-a-hnr/62033/1 "2009-01-28T07:33:51Z")
For those of you that do a significant amount of track driving, do you use a head and neck restraint? If so, which one and what car/seat/harness setup do you have? Have you tried others? Likes/dislikes?
I’m really leaning towards getting a DefNder because it appears to address some of the “concerns” associated with HANS (may or may not be founded) and it $150 cheaper. Price should not be an issue, but if two things perform well, why not buy the lower cost option?
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### Author:  [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2009, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-use-a-hnr/62033/2 "2009-01-28T07:36:27Z")
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may help
never cheep out IMO
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### Author:  [@OriginalSterm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OriginalSterm)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2009, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-use-a-hnr/62033/3 "2009-01-28T07:38:40Z")
> [@justa4door](#):
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> [http://www.trackpedia.com/wiki/Head\_and\_Neck\_Restraints](http://www.trackpedia.com/wiki/Head_and_Neck_Restraints)
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> may help
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> never cheep out IMO
Already a member there, but thank you.
I agree about buying cheap if you don’t care about safety…not my intention. If you look at crash sled data from the DefNder and the HANS, I’m not sure I see a $150 difference in performance as far as pure numbers.
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### Author:  [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2009, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-use-a-hnr/62033/4 "2009-01-28T07:43:48Z")
when i was looking i went into it looking for somethign $600 and bought the $549
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### Author:  [@fiend540](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fiend540)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2009, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-use-a-hnr/62033/5 "2009-01-28T07:52:48Z")
I used your typical u shaped neck brace when I raced karts, and even when I upgraded to midgets. I haven’t used anything since I sold the race car but when I do get back into it I would definitely upgrade to something like a HANS. My only concern with them is how it would affect getting out of the car in a hurry, there isn’t a lot of room to work with in a sprint/midget car being as tall as I am. Still to me the pluses out weight the minuses.
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### Author:  [@OriginalSterm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OriginalSterm)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2009, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-use-a-hnr/62033/6 "2009-01-28T07:53:31Z")
> [@justa4door](#):
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> when i was looking i went into it looking for somethign $600 and bought the $549
Which did you buy and what application is it used in?
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### Author:  [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2009, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-use-a-hnr/62033/7 "2009-01-28T07:54:40Z")
flattrack/speedway
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### Author:  [@OriginalSterm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OriginalSterm)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2009, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-use-a-hnr/62033/8 "2009-01-28T08:19:37Z")
Which HNR did you buy?
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### Author:  [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2009, 10:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-use-a-hnr/62033/9 "2009-01-28T10:03:53Z")
Dave has a real nice one for his 350, maybe he will chime in?
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### Author:  [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2009, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-use-a-hnr/62033/10 "2009-01-28T10:05:20Z")
dmoffitt has a hans…
(edit, sniped)
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### Author:  [@sureshot007](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot007)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2009, 5:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-use-a-hnr/62033/11 "2009-01-29T05:57:34Z")
Are there any restrictions on which one you can buy - ie has to meet a certain requirement?
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### Author:  [@OriginalSterm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OriginalSterm)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2009, 6:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-use-a-hnr/62033/12 "2009-01-29T06:58:36Z")
SFI38.1
AND…I’d like to get one that shows good sled data and allows for descent movement in car for visibility. Egress from the vehicle in a hurry is also a consideration. So many variables I can’t get from looking at a picture or just seeing data.
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### Author:  [@sureshot007](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot007)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2009, 7:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-use-a-hnr/62033/13 "2009-01-29T07:06:12Z")
Your choices are pretty limited, but I hear good things about the HybridX, however the price is enough to make me consider other options.
Another option is this: [http://www.safedrives.com/proddetail.asp?prod=RTO-R3](http://www.safedrives.com/proddetail.asp?prod=RTO-R3)
They rent-to-own R3s. It gives you a chance to test drive it without buying it. I will probably end up doing this myself.
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### Author:  [@dmoffitt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dmoffitt)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2009, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-use-a-hnr/62033/14 "2009-01-29T07:21:32Z")
Yes, I have a HANS brand head-and-neck support. There are a lot out there, I got a good deal on mine from the CDOC guy while at the Glen for HSR (spectating) and didn’t look back… Honestly I think its more about having one than which - but I’d read up on Rennlist or in the NASA forums etc and see what racers are using vs reading marketing literature on a company’s site…
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### Author:  [@OriginalSterm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OriginalSterm)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2009, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-use-a-hnr/62033/15 "2009-01-29T12:38:51Z")
I’ve been getting most of my info from Trackpedia and SpecE30 forums. I don’t trust any vendor or manufacturer to provide any unbiased info.
I absolutely agree that any approved HNR is better than none.
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### Author:  [@OriginalSterm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OriginalSterm)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2009, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-use-a-hnr/62033/16 "2009-05-03T08:32:12Z")
Here is the one I went with…DefNder G70. The identity of those involved has been concealed to protect the innocent…