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TimC

posted on 7/8/06 at 06:19 AM Reply With Quote
RAC/MSA Roll-Over Bar Regulations

Can anyone point me to an online source for info on the MSA regulations for roll-over protection for competition vehicles?

If it makes a difference, it's for a LSIS.

Ta.

[Edited on 7/8/06 by TimC]






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viatron

posted on 7/8/06 at 07:03 AM Reply With Quote
What you need i s a copy of the MSA Blue Book, It will have all the regs you need and also includes pictures of the different styles of Cage.
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TimC

posted on 7/8/06 at 07:45 AM Reply With Quote
I know... I just thought the sections might be online somewhere?
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NS Dev

posted on 8/8/06 at 07:29 AM Reply With Quote
not that I have ever seen unfortuantely. You really do need the blue book if you are serious about building a competition car (or borrow somebody elses! that's what i always did!)

Then get used the deciphering the rules in the same was as SVA manual rules and working out how to "optimise" the rules to fit your needs!





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posted on 8/8/06 at 11:32 AM Reply With Quote
for a lsis it should just be the lowest class of bar ie a braced single hoop with either forward or rear stays. the main hoop has to be either 50x2mm or 45x2.5mm cds steel and the brace and stays 38x2.5mm cds.
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procomp

posted on 8/8/06 at 12:46 PM Reply With Quote
Hi you can use 38mm x 2.6mm for the whole cage as that is what most kitcars in motor sport use.

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NS Dev

posted on 9/8/06 at 11:43 AM Reply With Quote
.......and also bear in mind that that is the "diy" reg.

If you are an MSA approved manufacturer and can provide suitable proof of a cage's ability to withstand the MSA test criteria (detailed in the blue book) then you can make it out of pretty much anything as long as its steel.

interestingly John Beardmore's cage in his morris minor didn't quite fit the blue book std drawings, so he had to provide a stress analysis for it to get a logbook.





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