That A-pillar bar doesn’t have to be flush, or nicely tucked in. So that’s o.k. One argument is that it would allow the factory A-pillar crush and absorb energy before hitting the cage.
You will want to get rid of the factory seat boxing and mount the seat flush to the floor, and get the main hoop to the roof. This will make sure you have the 2" clearance to the top of the drivers helmet.
Other than that looks like it meets the letter of the rules.
I would have done:
-NASCAR door bars on driver side, this gives more breathing room, from the pics the mounting point for the “X” look high for ingress and egress.
-Lowered the passenger side door bar as low as the rules allow, this helps with driver changes, because you will have a crew member helping you get buckled in from that side.
-Tied the rear bars into the shock towers on the vertical plan vs. horizontal plan of the trunk.
3.1.5: No backstay, spreader plate, or other rollcage element can extend past the rear edge of the back tire. (In exceptionally rare cases, very tiny cars may require a different solution–contact LeMons HQ well in advance.) Separate structures to protect fuel tanks, etc are allowed behind the rear tires, but they can’t be attached to the rollcage and can’t allow rear-impact loads to be transferred to the rollcage.
yup, we are not racing lemons and want to keep racing if we get hit from behind. The bars you put in red go to a horizontal bar that is not attached to anything and in front of the rear bumper so the car can take a hit and crumple a good bit before it transfers any load to the cage.
This has been a great learning experience and we haven’t even got to the track yet.
Without sounding like too much of a mushy emotional female, I watched this car go from not much to prepped for a race. The guys spent nights and weekends working on it, and so much effort was put in by everyone involved. The strategics involved while planning the stints, the small things that made pitting and fueling easier and more organized, and watching the drivers of all levels out on the track at once was pretty crazy. It was pretty sad to hear that they couldn’t finish, but I’m glad nobody got hurt.
Also, there were SOOO many e30’s and e36’s, it seemed like every other car was a BMW.
There really is no easy way about it. You’re out of money and no seat time. The solution is to own the loss as a team, sink more money into it, pick up another teg, or civic, have more spare than you need, and the next race you take the green flag.
Our first LeMon we were out $900 from buying a car that we never even raced (blew up at a track day), two unnecessary windshield replacements, and caliper replacements (because guy doing wiring stepped on brake with rotors off).
Bummer, but 'tis a very real risk in a situation like this. Sorry to hear. Post up more pics of the event and your lap time prior to the race! This is seems like such a cool thing.
