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Peer 12-12-2006 04:52 AM

Roll-bar strength...?
 
I wonder if anyone knows how sturdy the Boxster's roll-bar really is -- if it perhaps will fold while rolling over at speed, i.e. making it a mouse-trap?

This was one of the safety concerns I had for my old roadster and its so-called style-bar, and hence got a race-approved roller instead:

http://ccrma.stanford.edu/~peer/roadster-rollbar.html


-- peer

limoncello 12-12-2006 05:27 AM

if you decide you want to add a Brey Krause roll bar extension (SCCA and PCA acccepted), let me know. I still have mine in the garage & would like to sell. It raises the height, provides added protection, but does not have an angled brace rearward. Not sure how you would add a typical track set-up in the Box, given the folding top position. The factory style bar mounting points look to be robust.

MNBoxster 12-12-2006 05:35 AM

Hi,

The Boxster RollBar is made of high tensile strength Stainless Steel. It should provide more than adequate rollover protection. That said, a rollbar extension is required in some forms of racing and DE as a Tech Spec.

For information on Boxster safety in general, and rollbar safety in particular (page 6 of the report), see Porsche's report to the NHTS here: http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-01/Esv/esv16/98S8O06.PDF Hope this helps...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

djomlas 12-12-2006 10:21 AM

off the topic, but on the 1st site,
this is pretty kool
http://ccrma.stanford.edu/~peer/Imag...adSpeakers.jpg


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