Thanks for the thoughtful responses (for the most part). However, I still can't get rid of this picture in my mind of a turtled Cobra. I seems to me that, with the engine being in front, the three points of contact would be the two highest non-fibreglass points at the front with the rollbar(s) being the third. If you draw a line between these points i.e. the pavement, the line intersects somewhere around the nose or eyes in most cases. The SCCA rulebooks are very specific about this imaginary line being
above the head, rather than through it, especially when hanging upside down in a harness.
Am I all wet, or does it really matter more about the
height of the rollbars, rather than the
number of them?
