Driver Safety - What Racing Sanctioning Bodies Write in their Rulebooks

2006-01-3614

12/05/2006

Event
Motorsports Engineering Conference & Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
Drivers Safety in racing is greatly influenced by the safety rules established and published by the sanctioning bodies that operate the racing series. This paper will list the 2006 rules in categories affecting driver's safety, from several sanctioning bodies. Those categories include required helmets, restraints, seats, padding and nets. The sanctioning bodies chosen offer a large cross-section of race cars in use from Formula SAE to NHRA Top Fuel. The rules often refer to meeting specifications from the SFI Foundation, the Snell Foundation, or Federation Interationale de l'Automobile (FIA). This paper will explain what those specifications mean and serve as a guide to sources.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2006-01-3614
Pages
29
Citation
Gideon, T., "Driver Safety - What Racing Sanctioning Bodies Write in their Rulebooks," SAE Technical Paper 2006-01-3614, 2006, https://doi.org/10.4271/2006-01-3614.
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Published
Dec 5, 2006
Product Code
2006-01-3614
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English