Race Season 2016-2017
05/12/2016
When we are racing, we rely on our saftey gear to minimise the
damage to ourselves in the event of a crash. Arm restraints are a
vital part of our safety equipment as it keeps our arms from flying
out of the car in a larger accident such as a rollover. In our
recent crash Ricky's arm restraints instantly broke and his arms
came out of the top of the midget and got caught in the rollcage
while he was rolling causing damage to his arms and hands. Very
dissapointing to find that the arm restraints fitted to his
suit were not correct and the stitching pulled apart at the first
impact. To rely on a saftey item that was never going do its job is
a big worry, so to all competitors please make sure you only have
saftey equipment fitted by manufacturers that know the requirements
of speedway. We would hate to see another competitor injured
like Ricky was because of a faulty saftey item.