New safety device to be made compulsory

SAFETY is paramount in any sport, but particularly in motorsport. From the start of next season, the HANS device will be compulsory in Irish rallying.

Already, the HANS — Head And Neck Support — is compulsory in the World Rally Championship, Formula 1 and GP2.

The governing body of Irish Motorsport are to be commended on their latest safety initiative. Just last week, MI convened the final information meeting on the device that can reduce head and neck injuries in the event of an accident.