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Jason Bargwanna - Applause for HANS®
- Jason Bargwanna has been victim of two high-speed accidents in the opening rounds of this year’s
Supercar Championship, leaving the driver to applaud the decision to enforce the use of the HANS device.
- At the opening race in Adelaide, the Australian hit a concrete wall at over 200kph.
During the second round at Pukekohe, he had a similar accident.
- While the racing harness and seat restrained Bargwanna's torso, without the HANS device
his neck would have endured the full impact by having to support and restrain his head, complete with almost 2kg of helmet attached.
- The HANS device has been proven to reduce the forces on the neck in a frontal collision by more than 80 per cent. “It is great to know technology has advanced in a way to keep you safe,” Bargwanna admitted, "knowing the facts behind the device and how much it assists during an accident, I won’t be getting in any car without one
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