| Re: How to... Racing Harness in a C4? |
Subject: Re: How to... Racing Harness in a C4? by ghoffman on 2008/9/26 2:03:44 The Teamtech JetPilot is the best and most advanced harness, period. It is however, very different and very hard to explain. The lower part is like a parachute harness in that your thighs and pelvis are totally constrained. You would not want to jump out of a plane at 150MPH with your nads reacting the load like you have with a 6 point or a 5 point. The lap belt goes around your thighs below and above and gives you not only fore and aft support but left and right as well. It has some downsides as well. It is made for each person and has limited (3-4 inch) adjustment and is not for 2 people of very different size. As far as the upper part goes, it is fully padded (think business suit vest) not just 2, 3 inch straps, and has a NASCAR approved sternum strap that is very different from the dangerous latch type common on Simpson, Impact harnesses. It is a Velcro strap that goes through a loop and keeps the harness on your shoulders and HANS. It has no sub belt per se, but qualifies as a "6 point". I use it personally and everyone that has one loves it. One twist of the cam lock, either way, releases it all (plus the Velcro sternum strap which just rips off). The cool thing is it only has 4 attachment points to the car, no need to fish a sub belt somewhere. |
