Are racing gloves mandatory next year.........

[Ken Howell]

I think Ashton has got it right when it comes to driver safty equipment. A number years back, a friend was killed at Houston Raceway in his Super Comp car in a crash before the finish line at a speed below a 130 MPH. After that I started using a Han's device that is easy to put on and take off and after a short time becomes a norm that I would not be without. I think a lot of us think that we are not running that fast and don't need this kind of device. I am for any hardware that will keep me safe.

[Bobby DiDomenico]

Originally Posted by Jim Wahl

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.

[Stephen & Horace Johnson]

Well I just left Summit racing with a set of G-force gloves and shoes......

[JP]

Well spoken!

Originally Posted by 71mavlouisville

Hey guy's, thought I would chime in and give my two cents. Once the car is upside down and all the windows are turned in little bits of glass your perception of what safety equipment you need changes. When you are scrambling around in the turned over car trying to get out an ungloved hand will get cut up pretty bad by the shattered glass. Your teeth and mouth will be full of dust and glass without the full face helmet. There will be hot water, hot oil and possibly fuel sprayed all over you. Hence full race jacket with pants and shoes. A frontal impact will jerk your head forward with such amazing efficiency it may tear your skull away from your cervical spine without a helmet restraint device e.g. Han's etc. Please invest the money and purchase this equipment. It is a very low percentage of your overall racing budget. One trip to the ER will be several multiples of the cost of Han's, gloves, full face helmet, shoes, etc. I speak from experience as a racer, former top end crash participant and an ER doctor. Take care of yourself. A crash is horrible, walking away without injury is Spectacular!

[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by Stephen & Horace Johnson

Well I just left Summit racing with a set of G-force gloves and shoes......

Atta boy Kid! Better to be safe than sorry! Say "hi" to dad for me. Jim

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