Focke Ewe Racing's Lamest Day Pix & Vids

Either you're the longest-legged, shortest-waisted guy I've ever seen, or your harnesses are across your belly button. If so, they'll squish your soft gooey bits out in a crash. Your lap belt must be low (on top of the hip bones, very VERY tight, with sub belt snug. Shoulders should be snugged up only after the lap is so tight that you're this side of numb. OK, I exaggerate a bit.

My apologizes in advance if the video angle was deceiving.

Back on topic: Thanks for the entertaining video.

Here's some info you might find helpful.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliac_crest

The lap belts must rest in the Iliac Crest, the concave part of your hip bone that you can feel on your sides. 2" lap belts fit much better there than 3" (although I think some sanctioning bodies still require 3", but not Lemons). I'm 5'8" and the proper lap belt location is about 6" below my belly button.

A 5+ point harness works quite differently than a stock 3-point. In regular 3-points, when your torso starts to move forward, slack is pulled up through the inboard latch attachment point (since the belt slides through the latch). This tightens the lap belt, keeping the lower part of your body from sliding under the lap belt. This is called "submarining" and can easily result in fatal injuries to your organs.

In 5+ point harnesses, the shoulders attach to the middle of the lap belt and nothing slides. When your upper torso moves forward, it pulls strongly up on the lap belt, encouraging submaring. To combat this, the lap belt must be extremely tight and positioned over the iliac crest. Your hip bones will help keep the belt from sliding up.

The "anti-sub" belt is there to resist the upward pull of the shoulder harnesses and keep the lap belt in place. This belt must be tight because if there's slack, you'll submarine. The lower part of your body will move forward and, for the sake of your naughty bits, you hope you don't contact the anti-sub belt. This is why 6-point belts were created -- to have two anti-sub belts, one on each side.

There is new research suggesting that a strong rearward location of the anti-sub belts is better than the downward installation. This resists the submarining by having the lap and anti-sub belts form loops around your inner thighs. You need a seat that has proper openings for the anti-subs, and the Lemons rules are a bit vague about whether this is allowed.

Uploaded rear-view footage of the punting and the subsequent ficus install.

Dammit Jim, I'm a driver not a herbologist!

"8in. HsPlnt, Asst." doesn't carry the same cachet.   

i.e. on a racetrack.