Roll cage

[Damn True]

Experience.

My last American Iron car sports a Mig welded DOM cage (I think it's in So. Calif. now). It was a race car. A tool. I didn't care how it looked, only that it functioned.

My point (purely opinion based on experience) was made in response to a question posed by a guy wondering if he should buy a bolt in roll bar/cage for his street driven show vechicle that rarely sees track usage. Again, IMO a roll bar is nearly a waste of time from a safety/cabin room gobbled up standpoint. Might as well finish out the cage at minimal additional investment.

The reduction in weight is well worth the cost unless you're on your last dime... in which case you shouldn't be here looking for ways to blow your knot. This guy, like most on this site, wants something that looks great and functions - probably in that order or equally important. A proper Tig weld provides the look that the average stock car builder just isn't interested in acheiving and, when done properly, is equally as strong, if not stronger.

If it's absolutely required on the fastest of the fastest in the eyes of SFI, why is it bad to make this the 'benchmark'?

Thanks for the clarification on where you were coming from.