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GHiT 0298: Racing Suits, Shoes, and Gloves with AlpineStars

Fabryce Kutyba is with the North American Alpinestars group and was kind enough to join us for a quick discussion on driver protection equipment, including racing suits, racing shoes, and gloves.  We cover several key aspects of each component and the overall system to protect the driver.   For instance, one piece vs two piece drivers suits, grades and certifications, proper care, and approximate replacement/upgrade guidelines.  We also go through a very high level review of the Alpinestars product line offerings.  Hopefully, this is the first part of a many part series. 

A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/FabryceKutyba

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PS  Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40.  Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order.  They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc.  The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.

Best regards,

Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill

Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers

Highlights for this episode include:

1)  One piece suits vs two piece racing suits

2)  What the latest certifications for equipment is from the FIA and SFI.

3)  Alpinestars custom drivers suit program. 

4)  What is the proper/optimal use, care and lifespan for replacing a suit while maintaining proper safety performance.

5)  Several types of shoes that are available, as well as Alpinestars pit crew shoes.

6)  Bill recalls one of our teams improper care of his first pair of racing shoes.

7)  Racing gloves construction, including inside vs outside stitching as well as the palm surface texture.

8)  We break a paddock "rule" that Bill was told early in our racing career

9)  Why karting suits and equipment is designed to a different construction and standards

10)  Several methods to assure that the equipment you purchase is not counterfeit and is offering all the expected protection.

 

To follow Alpinestars or to get more information: 

website:  www.alpinestars.com

Instagram: @alpinestars

or you can email Fabryce directly at:  auto.us1@alpinestars.com

Most of us want to be excellent drivers.  But being one is not as easy or as common as you would think.  Stats from 2019 and 2020 show more than a 20% increase in driving related fatalities, the highest it’s been in more than 10 years.  Many of those fatal accidents are caused by a momentary or possibly habitual lack of attention to the roadway environment.  What is driving us to distraction when in the car?

On this episode of the MEMIC Safety Experts Podcast, I speak with Greg Larochelle, Safety Management Consultant here at MEMIC and we are going to travel down the road of the excellent driver dilemma together.

We know carriers have safety at the heart of everything they do, but in these weird times, there are extra precautions that carriers might need to plan in order to manage a mass return to work, and ensure everyone’s safety. 

And who better to discuss safety than Darren Beard, Senior Loss Control Consultant over at Lockton, the world’s largest independent insurance brokerage. 

Because there are certain elements of returning to work that you might not have considered, for example: have you thought about how you’re going to bring your drivers back? What information do you need to pass on to them? What will the impact on a driver’s sleep pattern be? Do you need to adjust your training and onboarding practices to maintain everyone’s safety? Who makes those risk management decisions? 

“The perception is that the trucking industry is just humming along. But there's a lot of people that are not putting in those miles right now. And that is going to have an effect on safety and what they're going to be used to handling if they've been out of work for any period of time.”

What you’ll learn about in this episode:

• The human element of trucking
• How carriers are keeping their people safe
• Potential regulations guiding driver safety
• Planning for when we ‘return to normal’
• The impact on sleep patterns of going back to work
• Defensive driving

 

How to connect with Darren Beard:

dbeard@lockton.com

https://www.lockton.com/associate/darrenbeard

linkedin.com/in/darren-beard-9094ab1b