Austin Langenstein

Camera man got a little distracted but he finished strong

As far as the car I can’t really comment. I seen the original chassis’ and they all looked pretty stiff to me. The areas where all the bulkhead sections met up looked way overbuilt, almost agricultural My opinion (and i have absolutely nothing to back this up) is we see more concussions and spine/neck injuries these days I don’t know if head restraints on the seat causes concussions. Seems sus to me. Ok great we kept the head from moving but the brain still slams the skull. So the foam needs to create a suitable deceleration zone Same with containment seats. I remember when cars had shitty seats and the driver would be halfway out of the car after a crash, but they were ok. With seats keeping ur body absolutely in place and vertical the spine/neck appears to take the blows in a more straight up and down motion. The body can no longer snake side to side to dissipate energy I also see alot of seat belt issues. The lap belt is to hold you in the car. The shoulder harness is to keep your body from moving forward. If the harnesses are mounted too far below the shoulders they compress the spine. The harder you pull the harness down the more it tries to squish your spine. So harness height is critical in my opinion I look at alot of this stuff and honestly i don’t know whats right. Tubing is my specialty so i keep most my opinions to that area How the body absorbs impacts is a whole different field. I would probably build models. Maybe 3d printed skeletons in ballistic gel bodies to study impacts I will tell you this, some of the smartest people i know do not possess degrees. Arrogance and pride stops alot of progress and the average joe opinion is usually swept under the rug. And big business hates competition Stay safe y’all ✌🏼😘