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posted on 26/2/13 at 08:32 AM Reply With Quote
Getting ROPS certificate

Anyone any experience of getting an MSA Roll-Over Protection System certificate?
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posted on 26/2/13 at 08:35 AM Reply With Quote
Matt at PRocomp has certification for his Locost/procomp cage/chassis combo. Are you an indivdual or a company? Id the former then unless you have deep pockets dont bother, even if you are a company its an expensive route to getting an approved cage, however, if you absoultely want to do a bare minimum cage that still meets regs its the best route to take, just be prepared to pay for it!





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posted on 26/2/13 at 08:37 AM Reply With Quote
Are you talking about designing and putting a cage through ROPS or you have an approved cage and just after certificate?





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posted on 26/2/13 at 09:54 AM Reply With Quote
MIRA are the only place approved to certify cages in the UK I believe.

http://www.mira.co.uk/our-services/motorsport/roll-cage-design

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posted on 26/2/13 at 12:36 PM Reply With Quote
Ok the deal is this. Some people sold cages that you welded together and you got a ROPS certificate thrown in. This isn't 'right'.

The way to get a ROPS certificate is to design a cage, get it tested and then get approval. This costs lots of money and time. edit to add, the person with the approval must then fit the cage as per the design that got tested & be fitted to a high standard.

If you build a cage to the blue book standard (MSA regs) you don't need a ROPS certificate. They're only needed if you do something different and want to race.

[Edited on 26/2/13 by MikeR]

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posted on 26/2/13 at 12:42 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by MikeR
Ok the deal is this. Some people sold cages that you welded together and you got a ROPS certificate thrown in. This isn't 'right'.

The way to get a ROPS certificate is to design a cage, get it tested and then get approval. This costs lots of money and time. edit to add, the person with the approval must then fit the cage as per the design that got tested & be fitted to a high standard.

If you build a cage to the blue book standard (MSA regs) you don't need a ROPS certificate. They're only needed if you do something different and want to race.

[Edited on 26/2/13 by MikeR]


This isn't quite right. Anyone can fit the cage, but they must submit samples of their welding to be tested in order for the cage to be approved.

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posted on 26/2/13 at 01:20 PM Reply With Quote
Thanks for the information everyone but I am looking to speak to someone who has actually been through the process.
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posted on 26/2/13 at 01:25 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by gallons perminute
Thanks for the information everyone but I am looking to speak to someone who has actually been through the process.


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posted on 28/2/13 at 09:39 AM Reply With Quote
Thanks.

I have sent
Matt a u2u.

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