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Old 07-03-2011, 02:14 PM   #22
Bobby DiDomenico
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Default Re: Are racing gloves mandatory next year.........

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Originally Posted by Jim Wahl View Post
Another question, open face or full face? And why?

I have always used an open faced helmet, mainly because I wear glasses and the fact that we can get very warm down here in the South. Good idea or bad? Why?
Jim
Had a full face helmet and when it dated out bought an open one and replaced it with another full face one as I always felt naked in the moutth area. (Might be because all my cycle riding was done with full face hemet.) The fire jacket, pants and gloves make sense, especially in local ET racing given they have less safety equipment and staff than a national event and you are really unsure about your competitors. What opened my eyes was a final at the local track 10 years ago where a 9 second car and I were set to run and his father told me to stay in my lane as he was dialed "in the 9's and coming fast." I guess he thought a near new 13 second car would cross over into his lane dialed at nearly 17 seconds and crossing the finish line at 50 mph. It enlightened me that many out there are racing but really don't understand racing. And I realized these guys could get me hurt in a crash.

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