Roll cage legality question

[smiles1]

Hi,

Can anybody tell me if the slight bend in this roll cage front leg is legal for MSA regs?

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Thanks

[DanGibsonRacing]

I beleive that it would be considered 2 bends and therefore not legal for MSA events. That's just my interpretation.

[Thurbs]

Agreed Dan. MSA aren’t too keen on dash dodgers either.

[stevieturbo]

I've seen much worse racing...especially in the US and they proclaim to be very fussy about safety !

It wouldnt be hard to add a single straight bar or replace the bent bar with a straight bar though.

[PhillipM]

To be fair there's a lot of scary looking cages in the US full stop

[majordad]

You will have to add an additional straight bar, top to bottom, not a major task. I did that when the change of regs was introduced some years ago,

[smiles1]

Thanks chaps!

[Weslake-Monza]

If the cage was professionally built (eg: Safety Devices) and certificated as such by the MSA, complete with the front legs as they are, then it is legal.

If the car is under 2 litres (and forced induction equivalents) it doesn't need a front cage unless it's running in a series or Championship that requires it have one.