folsomlarry

I have to buy a Hans type device for one race. I see that there are several that meet SFI 38.1 standards. I have read that the Hans puts pressure on the shoulder area. Anyone tried any of the other brands?

smellya

Good question. I am in need of one also.

DUMAN

Check with Ron I know he uses a Hans

RichieRichZ06

I use a DefNder Hans device and it works well. It does put pressure on your shoulders, but it's better than snapping your head off if you get in a major accident. They are costly (about $950) for only having to use it once so if you want to borrow mine, you're more than welcome to do so. You do have to drill holes in your helmet to mount the hardware, but it's not to hard to figure out.

They recently discontinued the brand I have, but I think it still meets the SFI spec that you need.

http://www.defnderneckbrace.com/

folsomlarry

Thanks Rich, I may have to take you up on the offer!! I sent an e-mail to SVRA to make sure they accept it. Just thinking that if we keep the car for another season the chances are that every organization will require them, so I might just buy one. Found this site that compares the various brands:

http://www.racedaysafety.com/whhenere.html

skxf430

You should do some research on the various Hans devices available on the market. I have seen some videos, and not all the various devices work the same. Some appear to have very little protection, and you should do some homework. The HANS brand is a very well known quantity for various reasons but everyone should lookaround and find what works best for themselves.

rbrumm

I have used a Hans device for years with no noticeable additional shoulder pressure than the race harness gives you.

I have tried the defender but I did not like the harness down my back.

if you buy a Hans , you can also replace the standard padding with their gel padding

check out www.nasaproracing.com look in the forum section under drivers attire there are a few listed

get it with sliding tethers

folsomlarry

Ended up getting the NecksGen Rev. It supposed to arrive today so I can get my helmet setup and use it for a test day at Thunderhill tomorrow.

folsomlarry

NecksGen Rev worked great. Thanks to Amazon, I ordered it on Thursday and had it on Saturday. Several good online video's on how to install it. I used it yesterday at a test day at Thunderhill, and I forgot I even had it on, except when getting in and out of the car. It's insane how expensive these devices are compared to a helmet.

DUMAN

I think I am going to try one of the also.

Werks

I'm surprised that you liked the NecksGen Larry. I bought one a few years ago and it pinched my collar bone and the tethers on it caused so much drag that it limited my ability to rotate my head so much that I stopped wearing it! I could not turn my head to back up or look over my shoulder. I ended up selling it and buying a HANS and when I have that on it's so light that I can not even tell it's there and it causes zero resistance when attempting to rotate your head. Guess the moral of the story is that everyone is built different so just like with helmets, if you can try before you buy

folsomlarry

The Rev model is their newest model and I bought it after reading a lot of reviews on it. It is very small and light weight and does not have the winglets. I have some bad vertebrae in my neck so I was afraid of trying a couple of the other companies devices that reviews said put pressure on the shoulder area. As you say, everyone is built different so they need to do their research.

Werks

Good to hear that they updated it and resolved some of the issues that I ran into with the earlier model!