dakar helmets

[hyoctane303]

i'm watching last years dakar whats up with there helmets?? and it dosent seem like they where neck restraints.
it seems with all the tech stuff and safety rules they have , you think they would make them where neck restraints.

[baja619]

FIA is at the forefront of motorsport safety and regulations.

http://www.fia.com/sport/Regulations/ccrallyregs.html
http://www.fia.com/sport/Regulations/rallyregs.html

The Rally drivers require adequate head and neck movement to be able to successfully pilot the vehicles around very technical courses. They are securely strapped in the car. I also believe the seat technology is a quite more advanced. I have also seen nets setup inside the car.

[Justin]

I know the BMW team uses the Hans device.

[Desert Dog]

The Hans has just kicked in this year. There has been a mad panic today as the supplementary regs for the Saudi Baja stated that seeded drivers were required to wear the Hans system... until this morning when an e-mail came around telling everyone that it is mandatory!

[PMAZ7]

FIA is at the forefront of motorsport safety and regulations.

http://www.fia.com/sport/Regulations/ccrallyregs.html
http://www.fia.com/sport/Regulations/rallyregs.html

The Rally drivers require adequate head and neck movement to be able to successfully pilot the vehicles around very technical courses. They are securely strapped in the car. I also believe the seat technology is a quite more advanced. I have also seen nets setup inside the car.

Look up the actual amount of force developed with the additional weight of a helmet on a neck. Overly adequate/damaging head and neck movement can be achieved in the event of an accident without proper restraint.

[baja619]

I was no way implying that they should not use or that they dont need them. I am in no way a Rally expert, and was just trying to provide info on why they were not commonly used UP UNTIL NOW.

Thanks.