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This is ANDRAs responce to 6 point bolt in cages
Hi Wayne

Most of the requirements are covered in the ANDRA Rulebook on pages 219-230.

I understand your plight towards the road registered vehicles, this is a common problem in many states and is driven by the inflexibility of the Motor Registration departments, a national code of practice exists but is not adopted in all cases. On the other side of the coin are race cars that have breached the line of where the car has gone passed the allowances of a street vehicle and is now a racecar and should be treated as such.



Basically roll cage designs could be broken into three variations;

1. Welded structure – ANDRA Accepted

2. Bolt-In structure with removable members (removable Taxi bar and side intrusion bar) – ANDRA Accepted

3. Bolt-In Removable structure – Not Accepted



The first two listed are allowable under ANDRA requirements depending on the vehicle, the third variation is desirable especially in cases of street registered vehicles, however by allowing for the removal of the structure it introduces other factors such as scrutineering checks, wear and tear on the structure and fixings, structural integrity concerns, insurance and legal obligations. In order to allow this design into ANDRA competition at a minimum certification by an engineer would be required to certify structures to minimum design requirements.

ANDRA has been working on these areas in an attempt to come up with a solution to this problem and will continue to until the problem is resolved, but until then the current requirements must be adhered to.



Regards,



STEVE POWER

National Technical Manager