TO ALL CAMS OFFROAD COMPETITORS: Just a reminder to all that the CAMS rules on roll cage padding has changed for this year. Below is the extract from the CAME 2014 rules; 11. PROTECTIVE PADDING 11.1 HELMET AND HEAD PROTECTION: (a) For vehicles subject of a Safety Cage Structure as per Article 3; Application, where the helmet of an occupant could come into contact with the Safety Cage Structure, protective padding shall be fitted to that area, which complies with: (i) International Competition and below, FIA standard 8857-2001, type A (see FIA Technical List No 23 “Roll Cage Padding Homologated by the FIA”); or (ii) For National Competitions and lower, SFI specification 45.1. For each 1st Category vehicle, the use of SFI specification 45.2 for the head rest is permitted. (b) Implementation Dates: Padding of the type specified in 11.1(a) is required as follows: • Any FIA category vehicle (eg, Group N, Super 2000) – refer FIA Appendix J, Article 253 – currently in place; • National competitions – from 1 January 2012; and • All competitions – from 1 January 2014. Where it can be demonstrated that the fitment of protective padding unduly hampers the occupants’ ability to operate the vehicle in a safe manner, the requirement for padding will be negated in the immediate area of concern at the discretion of the Chief Scrutineer. 11.2 BODY PROTECTION: Where the body of an occupant could come into contact with the safety cage (in Competition), it is recommended that flame retardant padding be fitted. FIA standard 8857-2001 or SFI specification 45.1 padding. Note: Due to a lack of readily-available and suitable safety cage protective padding within Australia, CAMS will provide a dispensation for all vehicles manufactured prior to 1 January 2012 with a ‘Type 1 Solo Roll Bar’ (as defined by CAMS Schedule J), to compete without protective padding as per the 2013 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, Schedule J Article 11.1. Dispensation is valid until 31 March 2013 only. After this date, protective padding shall be required as per Schedule J. We have the new padding in stock.
Posted on: Sun, 19 Jan 2014 07:19:29 +0000
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