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Topic: Any info on this?

It has Lemons stickers on it but the cage doesn't have a diagonal, doesn't look like it has front stays, the window was rolled up when it rolled, and the harness isn't mounted correctly. 

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Re: Any info on this?

It also looks RHD, may have been rolled. I don't think that car could've been in a Lemons race in the last 7-8 years with that cage.

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That's what I thought but that looks like a 2019 sticker.

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It doesn't look like it but Is it possible some bars were cut out?

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My bet is that it's an Aussie Lemons car. That cage passes their regulations. The RHD, Lemons sticker, and cage config all add up to an Australian car.

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piper.gras wrote:

My bet is that it's an Aussie Lemons car. That cage passes their regulations. The RHD, Lemons sticker, and cage config all add up to an Australian car.

If the Aussie series has lower standards then it would make sense.

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chaase wrote:
piper.gras wrote:

My bet is that it's an Aussie Lemons car. That cage passes their regulations. The RHD, Lemons sticker, and cage config all add up to an Australian car.

If the Aussie series has lower standards then it would make sense.

They only require a minimum of a 4 point cage with a driver door bar. Guess those Aussies are a bit more cavalier about safety.

https://24lemons.com.au/the-rules-and-regs-2/

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piper.gras wrote:
chaase wrote:
piper.gras wrote:

My bet is that it's an Aussie Lemons car. That cage passes their regulations. The RHD, Lemons sticker, and cage config all add up to an Australian car.

If the Aussie series has lower standards then it would make sense.

They only require a minimum of a 4 point cage with a driver door bar. Guess those Aussies are a bit more cavalier about safety.

https://24lemons.com.au/the-rules-and-regs-2/

Give them time. The first few Lemons races were a bit lighter on safety than we are now.

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Yeah, our first Lemons car was a four point cage, one driver door bar, backstays that ended a few inches in front of the rear bumper. Bolting spreader plates in was allowed the race before we showed up so we spent Friday adding welds to our spreader plates. The tech legal race seat was any OEM seat so we had the original Honda seat on a slider. Tightened belts by moving / lifting the seat back forward a notch.  We ran with that seat for more than a year. Thinking about going upside down in that car is a little scary now. I think we were all pretty lucky and I am grateful for the improvement in Lemons safety regs. If Australia is working on catching up, I hope they move pretty quick. Using today's Lemons regs I have had a driver crash my car through a tire wall doing about 80 and the driver walked away with some sore muscles. Have also had the car take a broadside that totaled the chassis and the driver walking away without injury.

Off topic but worth being said - don't try to find ways around the tech requirements and don't skimp on costs for safety gear.