Kryton wrote:tjlazer wrote:Kryton is correct in that from a legal perspective even if the brackets are sold for use "at your own risk" you cannot waive liability for personal injury or death caused by your negligence under English law...whether such a link could be proven is another matter. Probably worth supplying through a company to avoid the personal liability element if this is a concern.
If the design of the bracket's is the OP's it would
still be a minefield, in anycase I would not supply anyone just to be safe.
And yes the Porsche brakes do look good, will be glad when they are on my next car.
You do raise valid points and I agree with all of them. I do wonder how it works in practice. Friend of mine rolled a Clio race car on a track day because the brand new rear wheel bearing seized solid in the middle of a 110mph right hander. The car is a write off, but by the sounds of it, he has no real comeback against the bearing manufacturer since proving that there was a fault in the manufacturing process is strenious at best...
I wonder whether many suppliers of motorsport parts are hiding behind lack of product liability cover by saying that motorsport is dangerous blah-blah and that their product is only for motorsport use? It is a very gray area, isn't it?
Btw, the designer of the brackets is not me, but a famous supplier of kits. However, the thinking behind them fitting our car with zero mods is most certainly mine. I only went down the route after said supplier refused to supply separate brackets and offered me a kit, which is actually inferior to what I have ended up with.