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[karlcars]

Back in the late 1960s and early 1970s I was involved (the perpetrator in fact) in the Motor Racing Safety Society. 

 

We were the first to bring together experts from all aspects of this theme to compare notes and make proposals for improvement. Each year at Watkins Glen's F1 race we brought people together who could contribute to this important objective.

 

I'm now in touch  with Preston Lerner, who is writing a book on the issue of racing safety, its history etc. Would you think I could provide him with relevant information? It's all sealed away in a Florida warehouse!

 

We published regular bulletins and reached out to experts around the world -- I think for the first time tackling the topic seriously. 

 

I'm obliged to check with this esteemed group to see if anyone has information on the MRSS or an idea of where to find it. Thanks a lot! 

 

Karl Ludvigsen

[Rupertlt1]

Try: https://archive.org/...ociety"&sin=TXT

RGDS RLT

[Doug Nye]

As I recall that period - and that topic - the vast majority of engineers, team execs, racing authority figures, sponsors and race promoters/organisers constantly referred to the work of Louis Stanley, Jackie Stewart, the Jim Clark report, and Dr Michael Henderson's findings than any other investigative or advisory body.  Was MRSS essentially US-centric, or was it that 'we' on this side of the Atlantic were supposedly more Euro (or Rest of the World) centric?  The people I recall being really influential in this area were most certainly Europe/UK/Rest of the World focused.

 

DCN

[Rupertlt1]

Nomex U.S. invention, also Bell helmets.

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