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towing eyes and sprints?
daniel mason - 21/1/14 at 09:36 PM

do i need to re fit the towing eyes to my radical for sprinting?
the guy i bought the car off never used them but he was in the scottish speed scene.are the rules different down here?
is the roll bar not a good enough point if i remove the roll hoop fairing? cheers

AdrianH - 21/1/14 at 10:22 PM

If you are happy wrapping rope around the roll bar and being dragged out of a ditch or being generally towed from there and you believe it is up to it then add some tape a few arrows and the words TOW front and back and jobs a good'un.

Adrian

Section 10.1.15 refers to towing points and I followed advice from the scrut and used my tow bar.



[Edited on 21-1-14 by AdrianH]

daniel mason - 21/1/14 at 10:36 PM

i cant find my blue book? god knows where ive left it! ive been reading it at work on my lunch break so its probably on a building site somewhere!

matt_claydon - 22/1/14 at 07:50 AM

http://www.msauk.org/uploadedfiles/msa_forms/bluebooks/14/2014_MSA_Yearbook.pdf

minitici - 22/1/14 at 08:48 AM

Angus just marked "Tow" on his rollover bar on his Clubsport - he did lots of events in England including the British Sprint Championship - never had any problems.

Does your Prosport have the aero fairings fitted to the rollbar? - If so you may need to fit suitably marked towing eyes.

daniel mason - 22/1/14 at 05:45 PM

it does but the centre section (roughly 12" wide) clips off in seconds

adithorp - 22/1/14 at 06:55 PM

No personal experience but, have heard problems can arise using the roll bar should you be in a gravel trap. Roll bar towing can cause the car to dig in, where tow eyes (mounted low down) tend to pull the car up and out.

Guess it depends how often you're likely to come across gravel traps doing sprints.

daniel mason - 22/1/14 at 07:09 PM

knowing me.theres a very high chance!
and the car runs 40mm ground clearence

AdrianH - 22/1/14 at 07:26 PM

I did buy two of these things
eBay Item with the intention of getting them fastened on the bottom front and rear chassis, still to do this as getting underneath the car now to weld on some plates is hard work.

Adrian

[Edited on 22-1-14 by AdrianH]

adithorp - 22/1/14 at 07:45 PM

quote:
Originally posted by daniel mason
knowing me.theres a very high chance!
and the car runs 40mm ground clearence


Are the sprints you're planning held on circuits with gravel traps?

daniel mason - 22/1/14 at 07:48 PM

harewood has gravel trap at the hairpin. not sure on anglesey,olivers mount,aintree,3 sisters,prescott and i know blyton doesnt

JimSpencer - 23/1/14 at 09:52 AM

quote:
Originally posted by daniel mason
harewood has gravel trap at the hairpin. ..and i know blyton doesnt


anglesey, - No, lots of grass
olivers mount, - Don't know
aintree, No - 'run off' is the Grand National course..
3 sisters, No
prescott Yes - but they lift cars vertically anyway.

Every venue you'll go to is geared up to deal with a single seater anyway - which is nearly all dealt with by the roll hoop - so you'll be fine doing likewise.

[Edited on 23/1/14 by JimSpencer]