I was talking about a bend that went down and followed the basic line of your legs, but Rory brought up a point that I had not considered, and that's being able to easily work on the cars interior.
Jay, I thought you had bent bars and I was looking at some of your old DW posts trying to find a picture of them but haven't found one yet. I'll keep searching.
Rory, I'm talking about a 9.99 and quicker cage, so I would think a bent bar would have a negligible impact.
I had thought about the safety consideration with the crossbar and thought a shoulder belt in the rear would negate that. I just hate to completely rule out a rear passenger. Just kind of brainstorming here to see if it's feasible, but with the required rigid front seat, I don't know that the rear would even be accessible unless they crawled through the middle. I think Chris Alston makes a bar setup that has a removable crossbar, but I don't think that's NHRA acceptable.
Thanks for the replies.