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Looking at purchasing neck brace for upcoming season. Interested in the feed back and pros and cons experienced with the Leatte, 360 and Evs r4. Thanks
I am interested in what others have to say as well. I will hopefully be getting s decent neck protection system at some point and would love to hear what others have to say.
Daniel, Nate,
Neck protection devices are a pretty controversial topic in karting. One tricky part to this is that they are not certified to a standardized testing equivalent (such as Snell, FIA, etc.) in the United States, or indeed in many other countries. This leads to ‘biased’ or unclear testing standards, as each manufacturer claims they have the best testing methods and therefore the best products.
This leads us along a path where really the only thing that matters or that helps us determine the best devices is Empirical testing (watching the results of kart crashes).
Some general comments I (Eric Gunderson, representing the opinion of no one else, solely my own) have heard / considered in the past:
The EVS devices are considered less of a neck protection device, and more of a collar bone safety device, according to multiple sales reps and racers I have chatted with.
The 360 device is considered a good device by many, but the duckbill on the back is controversial for range of motion and indeed safety by some…
The Leatt has had controversy for many years, but is also considered by many (myself included) to be the best in the industry. Worth noting that the spinal support on the rear has seen failure and legal action in motocross world a handful of times when compressive accidents caused the piece that is supposed to break-away at a certain G-load/force to not fail and lead to some injury.
**AGAIN***, these opinions/empirical thoughts are my own and gathered from listening to other racers, observing accidents, and the associated results.
Do your research, consider each device, and ultimately, consider the pro’s and con’s of wearing a neck protection device.
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