Proof Roll Cages Work...

Shamelessly stolen from another forum!

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The following is the result of a couple of young guys in stock hatches treating a Silverstone test day as a race day. They both ran wide at Copse but continued to race each other off the circuit. As I understand it, one ended up in the tyre wall and the other through the gravel and back onto the circuit and into an MR2. Simon Topp can now lay claim to the most spectacular MR2 crash (previously held by Tim Cartledge with six revolution roll at Mallory) after flipping end-over-end three times and barrel rolling five times.

Photographs were taken by the driver who was largely unharmed - the only visible injury having because by his oversized wristwatch! The roof deformed around the roll cage and all of the safety equipment performed exceptionally well.

I know why he did it. Was that novice sticker, a proper driver would of handled the roll and kept going! Or have I been playing too many arcade racers?

Seriously though it shows how much they help in a crash, more so the serious ones like that!
Glad the bloke is unhurt and goes to show the benefits of getting a cage

poopoo the bed! What a mess! Lucky man!!!

./poddles off to order cage.

Thought i'd best seen at some point im proberably going to be on track at the same time as Rich!

LMAO l was looking at that thread 15mins ago

AndyMS43 wrote:

poopoo the bed! What a mess! Lucky man!!!

./poddles off to order cage.

Thought i'd best seen at some point im proberably going to be on track at the same time as Rich!

I see they have taught you well!
Already taking the piss out of me




Just you wait, that mr2 will look like a road worthy car

Hhmmm have a feeling the t-cut won't sort that big a scratch!

Roll cages are overated...

Just wear an extra t-shirt

makes me think i should really get mine fitted before the summer season, its doing no protecting sat in bits in my bedroom

Thanks for the new sig sam! :L

And I know Rich, i'm nice arent I and you best not make a mess of my quiky!

I want to go find Simon and shake his hand for doing such a good job at it.

Yeah but if you take it out of your room Andrew what happens when your house rolls??

Andy Id be more worried about my new car so you'll probably have nothing to worry about. Either that or I will be going sideways in a fireball and end up worse than that Mr2

Then the extra T-shirt he'll be wearing reccomend by Sam will save him!

where do people use to get their cages welded in? i got the cage from custom cages but wondered if there was anywhere better/else people know and use?

Mines a full weld together/weld in cage

nellers2001 wrote:

Hhmmm have a feeling the t-cut won't sort that big a scratch!

Could'nt resist could you lol?

I was looking at that thread last night, guy went end over end didn't he?

We'd probz do it... Boss use to build rally cars so knows how to..! Not sure in price tho? Phone tomorrow and ask? lol

Josh @ Sumiyaka

Pm me your details please mate, location and phone number etc. Thanks!

woz_106 wrote:

I was looking at that thread last night, guy went end over end didn't he?

lol woz you will get your answer in stus original post

Adam86 wrote:

woz_106 wrote:

I was looking at that thread last night, guy went end over end didn't he?

lol woz you will get your answer in stus original post