Kit Car accident statistics?
Discussion
Does anyone know it there are any, and if so, what they indicate?
I'm guessing they are quite low, as insurance premiums are very cheap considering the performance of most of them.
I wonder why that is, though? Obviously the mileage covered will be a lot lower than production cars, but I wonder if maybe people driving kits are a bit more aware of their surroundings, and more to the point, other traffic, when they are on the road.
I'm guessing they are quite low, as insurance premiums are very cheap considering the performance of most of them.
I wonder why that is, though? Obviously the mileage covered will be a lot lower than production cars, but I wonder if maybe people driving kits are a bit more aware of their surroundings, and more to the point, other traffic, when they are on the road.
Agreed it would be interesting to see some reliable data regarding kit car related incidents.I suspect that compared to motorcycles they are very safe ,despite the compact dimensions(unlike modern production cars)and lightweight construction methods generally employed in kitcars,one other factor could be explained by the phrase:-
"makers aren't breakers" ie after investing substantial time and money in a project,the builder is hardly likely to damage the fruits of his labour intentionally,the relatively small mileage travelled is also a major factor as very few serious collisions occur in the garage!
"makers aren't breakers" ie after investing substantial time and money in a project,the builder is hardly likely to damage the fruits of his labour intentionally,the relatively small mileage travelled is also a major factor as very few serious collisions occur in the garage!
When I insured my first BEC in 03 one of the only stipulations was did it have a "cosworth" engine bizzarely. This was due to theft of cosworths back in the day, but I know of only one stolen kit car (Kara RS200 with a cosworth engine!!) I doubt any lists exist to kitcar accidents, maybe we can start our own! I'll go first, I wrote a Fury Fireblade off by Aquaplaning through a French Motorway Armco in a tunderstorm at 50mph.
Hobzy said:
Would have thought there are a fair few (single car) accidents that arent reported as the cars are repaired by the owners too. This would keep the figures lower.
Would also suggest that the owners are in good enough condition, after the accident, to be able and willing to do that. singlecoil said:
Hobzy said:
Would have thought there are a fair few (single car) accidents that arent reported as the cars are repaired by the owners too. This would keep the figures lower.
Would also suggest that the owners are in good enough condition, after the accident, to be able and willing to do that. 
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