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Keith Robinson
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Reply #15 - Apr 16th, 2018 at 12:14pm
 
I see your anger management courses are progressing well !!
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Reply #16 - Apr 16th, 2018 at 1:40pm
 
What is amazing is when these harnesses have expired before they have been sold never left the box they are packaged in and now they are junk. This is total bs it's just another cash grab.
Why is it that the seat belts in you family car are good until the day it goes to the wrecker insurance companies are insuring these vehicles every day. I would have to say that most race cars in the NW may see a total of 60 days  of sunlight a year and if we want to be really go all out 6 months of sunlight every 2 yrs.
It's a cash grab  Cry
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Reply #17 - Apr 16th, 2018 at 2:18pm
 
If you are not happy with the 2 year life or the not valid after tags of SFI restraint harness assemblies or the 2 year life of the SFI Window nets, I suggest that people look at buying FIA harness assemblies and window nets.
Check the not valid after date before you buy the restrain harness assemblies.
I saw at least 2 sets of FIA restraint harness assemblies in the 2017 season that had a not valid after 2022 tag on them. This would be 6 seasons!. You should be able to get at least 5 seasons from FIA type assemblies by checking the dates.
SFI is a consortium of companies the make the various items that they certify. Maybe a bit self serving.
FIA window nets have no expiry date according to the last set of regulations I looked at.
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Reply #18 - Sep 2nd, 2018 at 4:57pm
 
RSRacer wrote on Mar 1st, 2018 at 6:39pm:
This should be brought up at the cacc meeting. Again


I want to revive this thread and work to get the extension of the life of belts moved up to 10 years as the Aussies have done.

http://aimss.com.au/full-story-competition-harness-life-extension/
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Reply #19 - Sep 3rd, 2018 at 8:21am
 
Alan:

You will save yourself a whole lot of aggravation if you just buy a set of FIA belts and move on.

You're pushing a wet noodle up a hill on this.

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Reply #20 - Sep 6th, 2018 at 2:45pm
 
Mike_the_Oldest wrote on Sep 3rd, 2018 at 8:21am:
Alan:

You will save yourself a whole lot of aggravation if you just buy a set of FIA belts and move on.

You're pushing a wet noodle up a hill on this.


Why would you say that, Mike?

In whose interest lies expiring belts every 5 years if they'll easily last 10 years? Certainly not mine. Racing is expensive enough as it is.
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