Race Car Log Book

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A race car log book is a document certifying that a car is prepared to a given set of rules and is safe for competition (usually concerned with roll cage construction). Log books are usually issued by a certified technical inspector for a motorsports sanctioning body. All competitions entered as well as the condition of the car before and after each competition must be entered in this book. Using log books is required by most sanctioning bodies for most upper levels of motorsports. A roll cage is a specially constructed frame built in (or sometimes around) the cab of a vehicle to protect its occupants from being injured in an accident, particularly in the event of a roll-over. Roll cages are used in nearly all purpose-built racecars, and in most cars modified for racing. There are many different roll cage designs depending on the application, hence different racing organisations have differing specifications and regulations. They also help to stiffen the chassis, which is desirable in racing applications.