BBi Autosport Announces New Porsche 981 GT4 Roll Bar

BBi Autosport is proud to present their new highly anticipated StreetCup 981 GT4 StreetCup Roll Bar. Issues such as harness angle, seat travel, and engine compartment access were all carefully evaluated and addressed during the making of this product. With their sensible design approach, the bar mounts to frame structure in the cabin and rear strut towers to provide the strongest mounting points and maximum protection. For superior strength and rigidity, high strength 4130 chrome moly steel tubing was used throughout and all joints are meticulously TIG welded by hand. Bolt-in installation is accomplished by using Inner Diameter Tube Clamps that are CNC turned and milled for a precise fit. These unique joints allow us to eliminate the more traditional slip fit tubes with an unsightly through-bolt and nut. The final result is a bar that is both clean and functional. You can browse through Vivid Racing’s entire selection of BBi Autosport products here.

Part Description:

BBi Autosport Porsche 981 Cayman GTS / GT4 Street Cup Bolt-In Roll Bar

BBi Part Number:

BBIROLLBAR981GT4

Features

• Chrome moly steel tubing utilized for excellent strength to weight ratio


• Modular construction to allow access to engine for servicing without removing entire roll bar


• Shoulder harness mounting crossbar positioned at appropriate height as per Schroth’s  instructions


• TIG welded and utilizes “X” braces on rear section for superior strength and rigidity


• Mounts to frame structure and rear strut tower to provide strongest mounting points and maximum protection


• Utilizes laser cut mounting plates & inner diameter tube clamps that are CNC turned and milled for a precise fit


• Designed to work with stock or any aftermarket seats on the market


• Minimal effect on seat travel to accommodate taller drivers


• Can be used with stock seat-belts or 6 point harnesses for track use


• Designed to work with wrap-around style harnesses while optional eyelet bolt provisions are available for clip-in harnesses


• OEM fit & finish. The main hoop contours entire arch of the roof with an even curve


• Finished in satin black powder coat. Other colors available


• Bolt-in installation requires no drilling and minimal carpet trimming

Pricing and Shipping:

• MSRP/MAP: $2395.00


• Oversized freight requires special handling.


• Flat rate for lower 48 states $225

BBi Autosport Announces New Porsche 981 GT4 Roll Bar

I Want to Add a Roll Bar But Don"t Know if it"s Legal

There are several different types of roll bars, roll cages, and harness bars available.  Most likely you want something for your car to use or have in for weekend track events.  Lets face it, a harness bar or roll bar looks awesome in your DD and is functional to a point.  I think I mimiced this with all my Porsche Project Cars (996 C2, 996TT, 997TT, 997TTS, 997GT3RS, 991TT). But is it really safe or legal by the sanctioning bodies?  When it comes to your typical weekend fun events, you have drag racing, auto cross, and road racing.

If you are going to go to the drag strip, the sanctioning body is most likely the NHRA.  Here in Arizona, Wildhorse Motorsports Park has a “run what you brung” event on Friday nights scheduled throughout the year.  As long as you have an approved helmet and right attire, you can run.  If your car runs quicker than 11.50 seconds in the quarter mile, you are required to wear an SFI spec 3.2A/1 fire jacket and of course long pants and shoes.  Factory seat belts and a safe, tech approved vehicle is the only requirements.  But when you are going for times faster than a 10.00 second 1/4 mile, you need yourself a proper cage.  The NHRA states – All cars with an OEM frame must have roll bar attached to frame. Cars without frame use 6″ square 1/8″ steel plates on top and bottom of floor, securely bolted together with at least four 3/8″ bolts, or top plate welded to rocker sill.  Maximum of 6″ from roll bar to driver’s helmet. Maximum of 5″ from top of roll bar to brace. All materials must be 1 3/4″ O.D. x .118″ mild steel or .083″ 4130 chromoly tubing, except A, which is 1 1/4″ O.D. x .118″ mild steel or .065″ 4130 chromoly tubing. Most enhtusiasts daily drivers are not in this territory.  A 10 second and under car is 1000+ horsepower.  The type of cage needed would be a Auto Power Roll Cage.  Auto Power Industries sells these as bolt-in cages where you can attach the cage directly to the frame of the car.  You can also custom configure the cages to have removal cross bars as needed.  For cars slower than 10.00 and may want to have the added comfort of a roll bar or harness bar to attach racing harnesses, Auto Power 4 point roll bar, Cusco roll bar or depending on the vehicle, an Agency Power roll bar is perfect.  NHRA 2014 rules are defined here.

If you are a track junky and love taking laps, you might find that weekend drivers education events are less strict on rules.  However the benefits you get from a Roll Bar or Roll Cage are much improved.  A roll bar is not for everyone.  They are not required for these events either.  When a Roll Bar is installed in a car, it is connecting chassis points thus stiffening up the frame from flex.  Its the same concept of adding strut bars but x10.  Track events you want your car to be flat and have less body roll.  If you are at the step of considering a roll bar or roll cage, you have probably done your suspension parts such as sway bars, coilovers, control arms, etc.  Unlike drag racing, road racing has your body being thrown left to right in the turns.  Even though the safety factor is as important in drag racing, its not so much necessary for a “Run What You Brung” event to use harnesses.  On a track, using racing harnesses is a very good idea.  These keep you secure in your seat so you can focus on the finesse of the steering wheel not death gripping the steering wheel.  When you run harnesses, you need to have them connected properly so they are at an ideal level behind the seat.  The shoulder harness should be mounted behind the driver and above a line drawn downward from the shoulder point at an angle of no more than twenty (20) degrees with the horizontal.  Your typical bolt-in roll bars have a horizontal harness bar that can be used for this.  With the two big sanctioning bodies for Road Racing being SCCA and NASA, they have several different vehicle classes with different sets of rules.  NASA Racing has such classes as the Boxster Challenge, Camaro/Mustang Challenge, German Touring Series, and more. All general rules for NASA Road Racing can be seen here.  If you are building a specific competition vehicle, you will want to see what that classes rules are.

For those looking for a lower speed and more affordable form of competition, Auto X is very popular.  The timed run in and out of cone courses can really test driver skill and vehicle setup.  NASA does not require roll cages or roll bars, see rules here.  However factory or aftermarket Roll Bars are required for convertibles.  Similar to Road Racing, a bolt-in roll bar can help stiffen the chassis.  Someone who is doing Auto X events is more likely to use their car as a daily driver.  Unless your vehicle has a nice seamless bolt-in application like the Agency Power Porsche Roll Bar, you probably don’t want to hack up your interior.  Harnesses are also beneficial for the tight whip like turns of Auto X.  An effective upgrade for the typical Auto Xer would be a Harness Bar.  Harness Bars connect the B-Pillars of the vehicle so you can mount your harnesses behind the shoulders at the appropriate height.  These can be removed much easier than a full 4pt hoop design.  Since they do connect the opposite sides of the vehicles structure, they do help stiffen it up as well.

So what is the right product for me you ask?

If you are looking for a multi-purpose roll bar/harness bar to give your car a race look, improved rigidity, and added safety run 5point harnesses, then we recommend one of the Auto Power Roll Bars or Agency Power Roll/Harness Bars.  Combined with a set of Status Racing FIA approved harnesses, your weekend fun will be safer and more stylish.  If you are looking for serious competition requirements, than you will want to follow the sanctioning bodies rules to the T.  This is purely for your safety.  Auto Power full roll cages can be built to accomondate these rules or specifications.  You can weld them in place or bolt them in place to have a proper setup.  Remember the importance of safety and the value of your life.  So when you are building your weekend fun toy, speed is speed, anything can happen.

What other safety products are good to have?

So you are full equipped, do you have:

• SNELL or SFI approved Helmet?  Check out helmets from Bell, Arai, Stilo, and more here.


• HANS device?  You may have your head protected, but serious crashes can snap your neck.  See here.


• Racing Harnesses?  As discussed above, having a solid set of 5 point harnesses will make a driving difference.  4 point harnesses are really for show.  That sub belt is what will keep you from falling out in the case of a roll over. See Here.


• Racing Suit?  Does your organization require a fire protective SFI or FIA rated suit?  Get one here.


• Gloves.  When you are doing 120mph or more on a banked oval that NASCAR and IndyCar do 200mph, your palms sweat.  Gloves are a great driving tool to keep your grip solid and in the case of a fire, your hands still working. Choose Here.


• Driving shoes?  Head to toe should be fire proof.  Also for road racers with manual transmissions, you will be doing heel and toe exercises.  This is not easy with a large fat street shoe. Shop Shoes Here
  

Hope this helps and keeps you on the safe path.  Any questions, reach out to one of our Performance Specialists at 1.480.966.3040.

I Want to Add a Roll Bar But Don"t Know if it"s Legal

Porsche 991 Turbo Roll Bar, Carbon Fiber Bits, and Photoshoot

Our Porsche 991 Turbo is coming along nicely with many new modifications and accent work.  With the new Niche Wheels, Pirelli Tires, and H&R lowering springs, we got our prototype 991 Turbo roll bar completed, powdercoated, and installed.  The bolt in roll bar is designed to allow you to run racing harnesses for track days and help stiffen up the chassis.  The bar is built in 6 pieces to allow for easy installation.  It consists of the roof hoop, B pillar legs, rear seat legs, and harness bar.  These are available on our site here for ordering in a variety of colors.

In addition to the above mods, we also got our tail in gear working on some aesthetic pieces with our in-house carbon fiber shop.  Working with our Project Car and developing new products on it is time consuming.  Using foam to sculpt our designs, we then made several changes to come up with our carbon fiber diffuser.  The rear diffuser is very aggressive but still flows with the vehicles lines.  As a add-on rear piece, it fits nicely over the gray plastic with simple 3M tape.  All carbon fiber, it has a 1×1 weave with a glossy clear coat.  These are in production right now.  Ready for sale however is our carbon fiber OEM intercooler ducts and mirror caps.  These help tie in the rest of the carbon fiber in and out on the 991 Turbo.  The mirror caps are a nice add on that wraps around the mirror exposing some paint color for a subtle contrast.  You can find these here on our site.  The ducts are OEM that have been overlayed with carbon fiber.  We take the stock black ABS plastic ones and use 1×1 carbon weave with a glossy clear coat to make these rear fender pieces pop nicely.

We have more coming including a rear wing that works with the factory hydraulic speed function, front air dam, and some super crazy power parts!  Enjoy this photoshoot taken at Arizona State University!  View all our Porsche 991 Turbo parts here.

 

 

Porsche 991 Turbo Roll Bar, Carbon Fiber Bits, and Photoshoot

Porsche 991 Carrera Roll Bar Released by Agency Power

We have had so much success with our Agency Power bolt in roll/harness bar for the 996/997 that we decided it was time to make one for the 991 Carrera. The 996/997 bar fit all models of the 911 chassis including the Carrera, Turbo, GT3, GT2. The 991 chassis will be the same which gives us the advantage to have a product for all models of the new 2013 and up 911. Considered a harness bar, the bolt-in unit gives the driver something to secure their racing harnesses to for track days while giving that GT3 race look. What makes the other roll bars for the previous generation hard to sell is the shipping. Since they are all 1 piece hoops with removable harness and diagonal bars, they have to ship on a pallet via truck freight. Domestically this can cost up to $300 and international shipping can be thousands! Diversifying our product for the Porsche 991 Carrera, we made the all 1818 steel tube bolt-in bar to have extremely strong slip fit connections.

On the 996/997 bar, you had to remove the front seats to install it. Though we made it slightly lower to accomondate sunroof models, the chance of scratching something on install was prevalent. So we are making this 991 harness/roll bar even more user efficient. Having created similar items via Agency Power for the new Focus ST and Scion FR-S using this design, it allows for a super easy install or quick removal. The top hoop is connected to the b-pillars with a slip fit design and quick release pins. Using the lower seat belt mount on the b-pillar with a stout steel bracket, this allows for the seat to be position and reclined far back to accomondate up to a 6’3 driver. Also this design allows for regular Fedex shipping to save the customer on cost.

With the material and design, it is still very safe and provides the functionality and look 991 owners need. If you are looking for a FULL roll cage, this is not the product for you. This is a great item for the weekend DE driver wanting to have alittle fun. The roll bar | harness bars are available in several different powdercoat finishes and are built to order.

View Pricing and Order Here

R&D Photos of the 991 Roll Bar here!

Studio Shots

Porsche 991 Carrera Roll Bar Released by Agency Power

Porsche 991 Carrera S Roll Bar Equipped with H&R Goodies

Your probably saying to yourself, “where oh where can I get a roll bar for my Porsche 991?”  Or you might be saying, “man I need to sell a body part to get this Porsche 991!”  Eitherway, your gonna be stoked to just look at how this customers 2013 Porsche 991 Carrera S came out from the crew here at Vivid Racing.  Getting equipped with Agency Power X-Pipe exhaust and cold air intake, this customer let us make a all new bolt-in roll bar | harness bar for the car.

Having had a very successful run at making bolt-in roll bars to replace the discontinued Porsche Tequipment bars, the Agency Power 996/997 product needed to evolve to the 991 platform.  Considered a harness bar, the bolt-in unit gives the driver something to secure their racing harnesses to for track days while giving that GT3 race look.  What makes the other roll bars for the previous generation hard to sell is the shipping.  Since they are all 1 piece with just removable harness and diagonal bars, they have to ship on a pallet via truck freight.  Domestically this can cost up to $300 and international shipping can be thousands!  Diversifying this product, we made the all 1818 steel tube bolt-in bar to have extremely strong slip fit connections.  This product can now be installed without the removal of your seats, worrying about damaging your interior, and it ships regular at an affordable cost.  With the material and design, it is still very safe and provides the functionality and look 991 owners need.  This is a great add on product for weekend DE drivers.

In addition the Agency Power goodies, we also equipped the car with a set of H&R sport springs that work with the factory PASM suspension.  The springs drop the car about 1.0 inches front and rear.  Pushing  the wheels out is a fresh set of H&R black spacers featuring a 7mm up front and a 14mm in the rear.  Final touch is done with the H&R black lug bolts.

Check out more 991 Porsche Carrera Parts here.

Porsche 991 Carrera S Roll Bar Equipped with H&R Goodies