IN
THE
WIND
P30
REUNITED AND IT
FEELS SO GOOD
F
ormer Grand National Dirt Tracker
John Hateley was recently reunited
with his Trackmaster Triumph that was
featured in the movie "On Any Sunday." It
even features Hateley's original amateur
number plates.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
JANICE
BLUNT
ALPINESTARS TECH-AIR 2.0
A
lpinestars has announced
that it has equipped all of
its MotoGP riders with the up-
graded Tech-Air electronic air-
bag system for the 2014 season.
The latest version of the Tech-
Air electronic airbag system has
increased protection by eight
times greater in volume than its
predecessor, covering the shoul-
ders, full back, torso sides and
hips in a unique one-piece airbag
design, according to Alpinestars.
Designed for optimized pro-
tection, the airbag has specific
inflation volumes over each area
of the body: shoulders (high vol-
ume), back (medium volume),
torso sides (high volume) and
hips (medium volume).
The Tech-Air system is pow-
ered by a powerful microproces-
sor that samples electronic data
every two milliseconds and is
capable of detecting an accident
situation and fully deploying its
airbag within 50 milliseconds, Al-
pinestars says. It stays inflated for
over five seconds before the air-
bag deflates and fully discharges,
returning the suit to its normal fit.
This latest version of the Tech-
Air electronic airbag system is a
PHOTOGRAPHY
COURTESY
OF
ALPINESTARS
Alpinestars provides MotoGP riders
with its latest version of the Tech-
Air electronic air bag system.
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