INTERVIEW
KURT CASELLI FOUNDATION RIDER SAFETY ADVISOR AND DAKAR RALLY AMBASSADOR
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PIONEERING SAFETY TECHNOLOGY
Along with being on the ground during races,
the Kurt Caselli Foundation is venturing into the
challenging world of research and development in
safety technology—namely the field of mild traumat-
ic brain injury. Through the backing of KTM and
FMF, the Foundation entered a team in the 2015
24 Hours of Glen Helen with the primary goal of
conducting a research study on head acceleration.
"A head acceleration can be any-
thing from a crash to a jar [like from a
bump or a G-out]," Cody said. "We're
gathering head acceleration data,
developing a baseline on what a rider
goes through in normal riding condi-
tions during an endurance event. tWe
were also trying to put together the
exposure to head accelerations that
a rider goes through as they fatigue.
Not just a concussion but the minor
impacts that you get under normal con-
ditions like possibly G-ing out in a ditch,
or just jarring and rattling and if that has any effect
on their cognitive function."
The project was the first of its kind in off-road
motorcycling and enlisted the help of a company
called Brain Century. For more on the KCF study
conducted at the 24 Hour, CLICK HERE
"The end goal is to try to develop a concussion
sensor that can go onto a helmet that can eas-
Cody (right)
with industry
friends,
including
Andrew Short
(second from
right) and Toby
Price (second
from left).
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
JEAN
TURNER
Cody (right) sits with the KCF board members
at the 2014 Kurt Caselli Ride Day.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
JEAN
TURNER
