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Testimonials

Whilst much of the work we carry out is confidential, below you will find some of our clients' opinions regarding Safety Devices products.

 Paul Sheard, Paul Sheard Autos

Paul Sheard, Paul Sheard Autos “I won't have anything but a Safety Devices roll cage in my own MX5 racer.”

"Paul Sheard Autos and Safety Devices have an excellent working relationship.  In fact, we hold each other's lives in our hands - I prepare the Safety Devices MX5 which they themselves race, and I won't have anything but a Safety Devices roll cage in my own MX5 racer.  An MX5 is an unforgiving roll victim - a roll cage provides a roof structure where there is none.  Off the track, the roll cage is on full display so you want something that looks great too - the smooth joins and professional finish of a Safety Devices roll cage make light work of respraying, and if you go for a super-high gloss fluorescent orange colour like I have, there's no hiding any imperfections!"

Paul Sheard, Paul Sheard Autos

 Rob and Emma Henchoz, Amazon Cars

Rob and Emma Henchoz, Amazon Cars “The car rolled twice and we walked away unscathed.”

"Amazon Cars have been a Safety Devices Exclusive Volvo Motorsport Dealer for over a decade.  We installed a Safety Devices rear roll cage in Emma's own Volvo PV544 for Summer 2010.  The car rolled twice and we walked away unscathed: after trailering the car back to our workshop we returned in time for the rally dinner back in Norfolk. In spite of the crumpled roof, we replaced that section and were out rallying in the same car within 4 months. Of course, after that, there was no question that it would be a Safety Devices roll cage we'd install in Rob's 1970 Volvo 144 for the London to Cape Town Rally.

If you don't have a roll cage, how can you drive "maximum attack"? Safety Devices' vast engineering experience is invaluable to us, particularly for our customers' historic rally cars."  

Rob and Emma Henchoz, Amazon Cars       

P.S. "Maximum attack" was one of Markku Alen's favourite descriptions from the days of real rallying in the eighties. - Emma

 Tony Thompson, Tony Thompson Racing

Tony Thompson, Tony Thompson Racing “Only Safety Devices offered the necessary flexibility and design cooperation required to achieve our very considered design.”

"My manufacturing business developed from my own need for spare parts for my first full race Lotus Elan 26R.  My customers and I expect the highest quality standards for a Lotus - a car of this pedigree calls for a special design to suit the layout of the car while paying respect to its light weight.  As a former championship winning Lotus racer, preparer and manufacturing engineer, I know what really matters when it comes to driver safety and race-winning requirements, which is why, many years ago, I sought to develop a unique, lightweight, homologated Lotus roll cage.  Only Safety Devices offered the necessary flexibility and design cooperation required to achieve our very considered design.  Safety Devices are the only roll over bar manufacturer we work with, and are very happy to recommend to owners of all types of cars."

Tony Thompson, Tony Thompson Racing

 Jamie Burr, Features Editor, Fast Car Magazine

"(...) Now, I ordered this piece of engineering perfection a few weeks ago and, custom finished in white powder coat, it’s exactly what I wanted. That’s not a massive surprise though; Safety Devices is one of the biggest names in roll cages and they can supply anything from a bolt-in rear hoop to a full on, weld-in multipoint rally cage. Personally, I’ve gone for a bolt-in 6-pointer and I’ll be adding some doorbars later.  A bolt-in cage isn’t massively hard to install but you’ve gotta give yourself plenty of time for test fitting to get it all lined up properly. For road applications they mostly go straight in but for competition spec you’ll need to weld in a few reinforcing plates too. After that it’s basically a case of drilling a few holes, bolting it all in, and generally strutting around like you own the place. Stiff chassis = better handling = less likely to die!"

Jamie Burr, Features Editor, Fast Car Magazine, #297, September 2010